Scallops Too!

Okay, I have the HSN information for you. This card was made with the brand new Epiphany Crafts Scallop Circle Shape Studio. This tool, the new square and the fabulous new star will be available for purchase on Monday, Sept. 26 at 6 AM and early Tuesday morning at 1 AM. The past two shows have sold out of items quite quickly. Here is a link to the items online, perhaps they will be available for purchase ahead of time....I am not sure.
I made the ruffle from a fabric scrap and the pretty twine is from May Arts, of course! All the paper is October Afternoon. If you pick up a few tools from HSN, let me know!

Is it Really July 1st?

Are you scratching your head, wondering where June went? I really can't believe how quickly it flew by. Makes me sad. I was a a scrappin fool this past weekend. I went on my very first scrap retreat, 2 nights and 3 days of uninterrupted fun. My husband called it Scrapapalooza anytime he referred to it. I went along with a dear friend that I met when I was teaching preschool a long time ago. My friend that invited us, Kay, I met at a friend's house, Kay was the demonstrator for DOTS (now Close to my Heart) . Back in the day, we used to meet every other month with Kay and she would show us new products and stamping techniques. I was a very simple cardmaker so I would always ask Kay to just make my card for me, I couldn't focus on too much coloring or technique! Let's just say she totally laughs at me these days.
I made 8 lay outs and 5 cards, not too shabby for me. My freind Anne? Umm she made 66 layouts and finished off 3 rolls of adhesive for her Scotch ATG. Takes me 3 weeks to finish off one of those rolls!!!!! The lo above is something new for me, no pics of people, but of a few of my fave things that I had photos of on my iphone.
This is my BFF's middle son, he is a gorgeous blonde haired, blue eyed boy. When we visitied them in Hawaii, he showed us how to make his favorite waffles. He did not hold back on the butter. I had fun scrappin this page and I did something new for me. When I scrap multiple photos, I keep them touching each other or else very close. In this lo I separated the 2 from the one, with a space between...do you see what I mean?
Have a beautiful and long weekend friends!

xoxooxox

Samantha

Have you had an Epiphany?

HSN coupon!! Right Here ! You can use it to get your Epiphany Crafts Oval Shape Studio for 15% off! That is a heck of a deal!

Still playing with the oval epoxy Shape Studio from Epiphany CRafts. Last time I checked, HSN still had the circle shape with 2 refills for a fantastic price...

Mr Beau Jangles....almost 10 months old and almost 100lbs. He is one BIG puppy.

Oldies

I have been reaching into the old photo boxes lately....found this photo of Emma. She is being held in her Auntie Bec's arms, look how teeny tiny her hand was.

I never scrapped this blurry photo of Emma and Daddy, she could eat and breathe on her own so we were taking her home! I was so nervous! That pretty lace trim is from May Arts.
I could be wrong...but this last photo, I hope is a fort in Malaga, Spain, I loved this little sea port town. I found a beach covered in sea glass, I have never seen anything like it before.

Had fun layering the stickers on here, can you tell I was trying to use them all up? I have been trying to finish off half used items etc. I store my papers by manufacturer in the cropper hopper envelopes. I have been working my way through my October Afternoon and Sassafras envelopes. Next up? Maybe My Mind's Eye or Cosmo Cricket and I really need to stop hoarding the Jenni Bowlin, gotta use it!

One More Time

I admit it, I do it. I like to scrap fave photos more than one time. See, I like scrappin' , it's fun, so I will scrap the same pic more than once. Good thing is I have two children , so when it is time, I can give each girl their own version. Because they are each going to want their fair share of ummmm 40 albums or so .....right? Don't answer that. And no, I don't have 40 albums complete. I only have 15.
These pretty embellishments were made with Elle's Studios tags, Epiphany Crafts Epoxy maker and brand new Epiphany Crafts felt flowers.

Can't wait to show you what I made with the February Kit from Freehand Scraps. I will be sharing tomorrow.

See you then!

xoxoxo

ouch

I think we all know what happened to poor lil' Fifi here.

Happened while Emma was in school. Hopefully she will never notice her absence.

Wanted to show you another new tool from Epiphany Crafts. It is the one inch Heart Epoxy tool. I really like the one inch size, the epoxies are BIG, which I prefer.

This is am older photo of Emma and I. She was 4 months old and getting quite chubby, sure doesn't look like the eight week premature baby that she was.

I have been scrapping through my collection of October Afternoon.

I used a few Martha Stewart punches for the butterfly masks and a great mist from Studio Calico, it is the white and it gives you fantastic coverage.

NEW

Epiphany Crafts has a new tool that is pretty darn cool. It is an epoxy tool that makes one inch bubble epoxies. I love it.
And I love it with this paper from October Afternoon.

We had a great day at the San Diego Zoo. We encountered one of the keepers in the children's area discussing a very rare animal at the zoo. We had never seen this creature before and we were so intrigued. It is a Pangolin from Africa and there are two in captivity here and they are the only ones in captivity in North or South America. They are not on display at the zoo, so you only get to see these mammals by chance when the keeper brings it out for a little sunshine. It is not related to any other animal. It looks a little lie a cross between an anteater and an armadillo. It is completely covered in scales that are made from keratin, just like our fingernails. It was a fascinating little creature and I am so glad

we had the chance to meet it. After putting him away, he walked over to an echidna and placed it right in front of Emma...we both had the chance to "pet" it. Lily decided to have nothing to do with it.

Have a wonderful week!

Put it on Your List!

Did you ask for one of these for Christmas?
Thanks for joining us on the Epiphany Crafts Blog Hop! If you would like to start from the beginning please begin HERE. I hope you will stick around until the end...
for PRIZES!!

I used our Christmas card photo and turned it into a tree ornament. I try to do this every year. The epoxies made perfect little ornaments with the October Afternoon paper.

Next up is Kelly, just click HERE!

October Afternoon Scrapbooking or Hoarding?

Made this with lots of October Afternoon. Are there any brands you hoard? This is one of mine. I buy it all and then wrap my arms tight around it.....

It is lovely isn't it?

Every trip up to my parents, we always make sure to take the girls to a local market that has some wonderful farm animals that they can feed and visit with.

The animal kingdom is HUGE at my house these days. I believe I have heard talk about being pandas for Halloween. Pandas with pink bows on each ear that is.

For Sale

First of the month! New kits from Freehand Scraps are ready! Hula Hoop, cute kit name, is my favorite. Packed with all kinds of embellishments and the collection of papers is perfect. I made 4 lay outs so far, one of those is a 2 pager...I still have a lot of paper left. More fun to have! Oh Miss Lily... she escaped as I was changing her and of course I had to grab the camera. These pics are from last summer. I used my Slice to cut the circles and after adhering them, I stitched around them with floss. I sprayed the large Pink Paislee alphas with Hydrangea Maya Mist to make them blue and I used the Jenni Bowlin banners to make the sun rays. This kit has 3 alphas this month!!!

For Mother's Day, mu husband loaded us all in to the car and he asked me and the girls to pick out flowers for him to plant. It was a very sweet gesture. From my supplies I stamped Pink Paislee butterflies and cut them out. I also trimmed out the large damask from an October Afternoon paper.

The bright blue ribbon trim is actually a white trim that comes in this kit, I put mine in a baggy and sprayed it with Maya Mist and added a few drops of water. I set it on my table fan to dry.

Okay, I am off to the gym...first time in years! I am excited about changing my life and my body! Hopefully things go well with the childcare!

Operation Write Home!

Hey there blog hoppers! Thanks for coming by today, thought I would start off with how I found out about Operation Write Home. Last month, OWH was a part of the blog challenge over at Elle's Studio. I participated and was so excited to send off my cards to soldiers who would put them to good use.
What a truly fabulous organization, I am already working on my next batch to send off.
My dad is retired Air Force and my brother was in the Navy, for me Memorial Day is both a day of remembrance and also a day that reminds me to give thanks to the brave men and women that are serving and their families that sacrifice so much.

This month's edition of Simply Handmade holds a very special place in my heart.

Like it says in the magazine blurb, I made this for Angie and her husband. Of course when I found out it was going to be published, I had to ask for it back!

By the way, he made it safely home from Iraq back in January!

Okay, up next in the this mega blog hop is Brenda!

Have a fabulous holiday weekend and have fun on the OWH HOP!

All in a Row

I can think of a lot of things to do with the Melissa Frances BINGO chipboard album, including using the pages as bases for fun little wall decorations. I used October Afternoon papers, rub ons, stickers and stamps. The wooden houses were cut by the talented Kim Hesson and she may have them in her etsy shoppe sometime soon.

Do you recognize the roofing material? 7Gypsies metal page protectors. I cut them apart with my Tonic non stick scissors. I brushed a bit of acrylic paint around the edge to frame my little houses all in a row.

Elle's Studio has announced their Design Team call! My work there is coming to an end in June and they need a new team of talented scrapbookers. If you are thinking about it, let me just say that it has been a wonderful experience and I really enjoyed working with Elle, the team and the fabulous products.

I Love My Mom!

I have been blessed with a wonderful mother. I am so thankful for her unconditional love. It could have turned out differently, her own mother wasn't loving and still can be hurtful and critical. I guess my mother saw what she didn't want to be and put her heart and soul into bringing up my brother and I (w/my dad's help).

My mother has influenced the type of mother that I have become today and I am so thankful for all her hard work with me! Now, she is a wonderful Grandmother to my girls, they adore her and I love seeing them follow her around. I love you mom!

This is a Kaisercraft wood album and I used October Afternoon papers. The stamps are my favorite from Pink Persimmon, the Small Banner Set (only $13!!) and I also used the Soda Pop Alpha stamps.

You can see the other lovely mini albums made by the Pink Persimmon DT by clicking HERE and scrolling through the whole week!

I used the Journaling Ticket stamp ($3.50!) here, I stamped two times in a row and cut them out together.

For the chippy paint, I used a technique that I learned from Katie Watson, I painted with acrylic paint and in between coats I used rubber cement to resist the paint. When it is dry, you rub off the rubber cement. I learned that this technique is time consuming!

I like the simpler look of this mini, the preschool one too. Both have less embellishments than I have made in the past and I love that!

Have a wonderful Mother's Day Friends!

xosam