TeriBeri's Creations

CAMEO DUST COVER!

2012-02-13T05:30:00.001-05:00

I couldn't help but make my new baby a dust cover. I am by NO MEANS a seamstress hahahaha but my sis Christina of Creations with Christina, posted on her blog the other day how she made her cover. You can see her post HERE. She got the instructions from THIS blog. These instructions were for a Silhouette SD but I just changed the measurements to fit the Cameo, traced the ends of the machine to get the correct pattern and BINGO.....this is what I got (thanks sis for your guidance):

After I put it all together, I realized I wanted to add the ribbon with a bow to break up the busy pattern of the fabric. With a little thinking and a little sewing, I got it to work. Then I pulled out a prima flower and that added the final touch.

I chose this fabric because my Cameo sits on my Expedit which has baby pink cubes and the turquoise would just not match :( It's OK...I really love the way it turned out.

Thanks for stopping by!!

Have a fabulous Sunday and God bless!

Hugs, T

CAMEO IN THE HOUSE!!!! YAY!!!

2012-02-10T18:25:00.000-05:00

YES baby.....Cameo is in the house!!! I'm sooooooo in love with it. Thanks to Dani of Scrapyland, I picked up my baby this morning, together with the October Afternoon Sidewalk collection - It's BEAUTIFUL!!!! Not only did I pick up mine, I also picked up one for my beautiful friend Dayami - woot woot!! THANK YOU DANI - YOU ROCK!!!

Before I show off my new born HA, I'm going to share with you my new Project Life organizer. I wanted the beautiful one from Pottery Barn but they don't make it any more. My hubby was going to make it but I didn't want to wait so I headed off to The Container Store and picked up these organizers....LOVE THEM!! They has the cutest bright colors but I chose the white ones. Here they are:

Speaking of Project Life.... I really did want to share it with all my scrappy friend but I feel it's such a private book. The day to day stuff with family is kind of personal. I will share some pages that I work on but just not everything. I made this cute section for my cover page:

Isn't it CUTE?? My wonderful hubby is going to make me a wall version of these scrabble pieces and on his name, instead of numbers at the bottom right hand corner, I'm going to add the letters "family". Got this idea from the one and only Pinterest. Love that place!!

OK now for my baby.....Im in love. It cuts AMAZING!! The very first thing I did was personalize my control panel....THIS PUPPY ROCKS!!!!!

OK off to feed the family and then camp out in my play room!!!!!!

Hope you all have a fabulous weekend!!

HUGS, T

Family Time!

2012-02-05T21:08:00.000-05:00

Just had to share a few pictures of our fun "pickin" day. About 5 minutes from our home, we have a "U PICK". It's a farm/field where they grow tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, strawberries, fresh herbs and flowers. We woke up and after hubby made us all breakfast, we got dressed and headed over to the fields. Even Cutie, our Silky Yorkie, joined us on the adventure. The day was perfect.....a bit overcast, breezy and the fields were filled with goodness!! We had such a great time walking, laughing, picking, and eating fresh veggies - YUMMY!! What we thought would be a 30 minute adventure, ended up being two and a half hours of quality family time!!

Here are some pictures which of course I will be scrapping. I'm totally in love with the Instagram App on my iPhone (thanks to Becky Higgins). Speaking of Becky, my WEEK 5 of Project Life is complete - YAY!! Ready to tackle WEEK 6 - woot woot!!

And.....guess who's coming home Friday???? Miss CAMEO!!!!! Taking 1/2 the day off and visiting Danny of Scrapyland to pick up my baby. I CAN'T WAIT!!! Danny is such a sweetheart. If you have never purchased from Scrapyland then you MUST visit their online store HERE. He has great prices and their customer service is one of a kind!!

Hope you all have a blessed week!!

Hugs, T

Tag You're It!! Top 20 Crafty items in 2011

2012-01-29T21:53:00.001-05:00

Hey scrappy friends!! I've had such a busy FUN weekend!!

Friday we went to my brothers house for my nephew/godson's birthday party. We got there late (NOT typical of me) but I had a ton of errands to run before going :( We had a great time.

Then Saturday, Kasi and I attended the baptism of MAX. He's my BFF's son and he is so yummy and delicious! The boys could not make it because Damian had a baseball game :( It was the most beautiful baptism I have ever attended. The pastors message was powerful and the ceremony was quick. After the event, they had lunch at a beautiful restaurant. My friend Tery is very crafty so she made all her invitations, keepsakes, flower arrangements and even the banner. EVERYTHING was just PERFECT!!

Today after attending church with my friend Dayi, we went to my cousins house for her daughters birthday party. Got to play with my baby nephew (he's soooo YUMMY). I'm all partied OUT hahaha

My super sweet sister Christina (Creations with Christina) tagged me on a video of your top 20 crafty items for 2011. I had SO much fun creating this video. I'm sure I left out tons of things but hey, it was supposed to be ONLY 20.....I think I went over 20 hahahahaha

Anywho, here is the video. Hope you enjoy!!!

Hugs, T

2011 DECEMBER DAILY!!!

2012-01-24T22:21:00.002-05:00

BOO!!! I'm back hahahahahaha!!! The start of 2012 has been FABULOUS!! My FIL is better, I feel GREAT and my amazing hubby and wonderful children are doing awesome!! We are so blessed and grateful for everything the Lord gives us on a daily basis!!!

December was hard. We even had to call rescue for my FIL on Christmas night because his sugar dropped to 15!! It was VERY scary. The kids were crying, my husband was a wreck and after it all, I was drained. Trying to be the strong person in the family can take a toll on you. The creation of my December Daily was put on hold for a few weeks. I took pictures every day and jotted down things but this past Saturday I was finally able to complete it.

Here is the video of my December Daily. I was going to add pictures but it's just to many pages.

Some of the supplies I used:
ALL my picture Storyboards and most of the die cuts: KERRI BRADFORD
Papers: MM Mistletoe, Teresa Collins Christmas Home; My Minds Eye Lost & Found Christmas
Lots of misc trims, twine & Ali Edward Stamps; card stock from PTI, Doodlebug Page protectors, Prima canvas album, grundge board numbers and letters, frosted acetate, Hambly Studio overlays and lots of Silhouette cuts

This year I will be creating a "weekly" Project Life album for my family. Taking the weekly approach will be easier for me instead of doing daily entries. I will share some weeks as I go. This album will also consist of some scrapbook layouts which I will incorporate throughout. You can find a video of my first layout for Project Life HERE.

Alright friends, I'll be back soon....I PROMISE!!!!

Hope you all have a blessed week!!

Hugs, T

(PS: I read this in the new Kari Jobe CD I purchased today and it says: "Draw near to God and he will draw near to you. You will find Him when you search for Him with all your heart. Nothing is too hard or difficult for the Lord. He cares for you and everything you're walking through. " WOW....SO TRUE!!! I LOVE her music....it's so inspirational!! )

December Daily - Post 3

2011-12-08T00:53:00.000-05:00

It's going to be a loooooong night!!! My father in law is in the hospital and my husband is with him. The kids are sleeping so I am taking advantage of this quiet time!!! Finished some of the Kerri Bradford 8 x 8 Storyboards for my December Daily and I wanted to share some pictures from tonight.

After dinner the kids wrote their letter to Santa on the tags I had made. Here are two of the pictures I will be adding:

I really wanted to capture our Christmas tree in the background. I love the way they turned out.

Kasi writing her letter: (My righty)

Damian writing his letter: (My lefty - it was a little more challenging to take his

pictures because he kept covering up the entire tag with his little hands hahahahahaha)

This picture here was inspired by my hero Nichol Magourik. She just did a layout

of her daughter holding a small Santa in her hands and I just knew

I wanted to do something similar with the kids holding

their letters to Santa in front of the Christmas Tree. Thanks my hero!!!

I am truly loving the process of my December Daily. This Friday I will catch up with all my journaling and a couple layouts I have to complete for it but other than that, it's coming along nicely.

Hope you all have a wonderful week & weekend....see you all on Monday!!

Hugs, T

December Daily - Post 2

2011-12-05T11:41:00.003-05:00

My scrappy friends....I have had the best weekend!! I spent most of the day Saturday working on my December Daily. I'm trying to get most of my divider pages done as well as getting a lot of cuts completed on my Silhouette to make the "daily" process easier. All I have to do now on a daily basis is just take the picture, print and journal.

Off topic LOL......They are starting a new "Clarity" series at our church that is just amazing. Every time I leave there, I feel refueled and ready to tackle my new week. I am truly blessed and feel so happy all the time.

OK enough rambling, here are lots of pictures I want to share with you. This post is picture heavy so be prepared hahahaha. I have completed my first 4 days of my DD except for the journaling which I will do tonight. I have added journaling to some of the pictures in photoshop.

Hope everyone has a great week.

Cover page:

For the cover page I used Tim Holtz Grungeboard numbers and letters.

I painted them, sprayed them with Lindy's Stamp Gang and added LOTS of Rock Candy Stickles.

Then I used the December Daily Ali Edward stamp set and stamped the sentiment:

"Capturing the magical moments in December"

I stamped that on a banner die from MFT, added a brad and distressed with Vintage Photo.

Cover page: I still have to finish it but I have not decided

what I want to insert in the two 4x6 slots......hhhmmmmm maybe something

Silhouette'ish ... hahahahaha

The Title: December Daily 2011 is from the SIL

First divider page. I still have to add "1" to it.

Day 1: I have to add the journaling to the side strip. Those that know my family well

know that I have a son who is OBSESSED with baseball. According

to him "Baseball IS LIFE!!!! so you KNOW my December Daily had to have a

baseball page. Coincidently, December 1st he had a game.

The final game of the season was Saturday 12/3. THE SHARKS ARE UNDEFEATED BABY!!

They are having a mini championship series which consists of two more games then it all

starts up again in January :)

Day two: I have to add the number to the

divider page. I will add it inside one of the circles. I also have

to add a little journaling on the side strip. My December Daily would

not be complete without a page of our "Cutie". She had a deep dental

clearning done Friday and she was groggy the entire night - hense the pictures to the left LOL

I printed the picture in 6x8 and added a bit of journaling to it. Just a random picture

of Cutie which I took last week. It says:

"Our Princess "Cutie".

The one that makes our family complete!!

We love you!!

Day three: I have to add the number to the divider page and

finish the 8 x 8 page on the left.

Kasi and I took Cutie to a new groomer. HE IS AWESOME!!! Then

we took her to get her picture taken with Santa.

The number border is cut using a Kerri Bradford design and the

"3" has gold stickles so that it stands out since it's the third day.

Day four: Our home decorations. I have to add the number to the

divider page but since it's a bingo card, I may change it out to something else.

I printed out a picture of my tree 6x8 and added the journaling right

on the picture. Thank you Dayi for showing me this fabulous idea ♥ (*wink*)

The journaling says:

This December we will be documenting

the 25 days leading up to Christmas.

We are truly blessed each and every day. Thank you Jesus.

You are the reason for the season!!!

The rest of the pictures are just random divider pages that I ♥.

I created this divider from an acetate 12 x 12 that I cut down to the exact

size of my refill pages. I tool two paper sacks, trimmed them, sewed them shut

and added stamping, sticker letters and bling. I created the tags for the

kids to write down their letter to santa and leave it in the stocking.

"Santa always returns the letters to mommy so she can save them" (*WINK*)

For this specific divider, I cut down my 8x8 refill page, added a strip

of the acetate, used double sided sticky take, added charms, sewed on some

trim on the end, did some misc sewing and added pearl bling.

This divider page is actually an acetate I purchased at Joanns. It's has white

swirls and bling along the edges and a birthday cake. I covered the birthday cake

with card stock, added pattern paper and these glitter chipboard letters.

The back side of this is the same except it has the word JOY in green glitter.

OK folks hope you have enjoyed my first 4 December Daily pages. On Monday, December 12th, I will post pictures of days 5-11. Hopefully I will have all the numbers added to the divider pages as well as all the daily journaling. BIG HUGS TO ALL!!! T

DECEMBER DAILY 2011

2011-12-01T15:46:00.000-05:00

Hi friends! Hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving!! We spent the day with a very special friend and her family then we drove to Orlando to spend time with family.

I've been working on my December Daily with my fabulous friend Dayami. We're having so much fun. I'm so blessed to call her my friend.....she is truly amazing!!

Ok so here is a sneak peak of my cover. I will post weekly the progress of my book and in the end, I will make a video.

I'm using several collections for this album: Teresa Collins, My Minds Eye and MM. I am also going to be using Ali Edward stamps and other embellishments I have in my stash.

Hope you all have a wonderful week!!

Hugs, T

Some projects :)

2011-10-12T20:58:00.002-04:00

I know...it's been forever but I've been busy with my yummy family!! I have taken a little bit of time to create here and there. A few weeks ago I got together with my super sweet friend Dayami and we created this fabulous canvas together. It's a class she won so she invited me over to play. I just LOVE all the technique we learned. (Thank you my beautiful friend...I had a BLAST!!!)

Then a couple months ago Nichol Maguorik created this amazing decorative home decor frame using Kerri Bradford's - This Everything Shape Kit. Both of those girls totally ROCK!! Dayami also created one for her house and it's GORGEOUS!!! Check it out HERE. This is my version:

I made that frame in 30 minutes!! I was rushing out the door because the kids and I were getting together with my sister and nephews at the park. It was super fun to make.

Here is a picture of the kids.....my next layout ;) Kasi, Damian, Dylan and David. Those 3 D's are dangerous together LOL

and Kasi with her beautiful Aunt.....yes that's my baby sister. I love her so much. We had the most amazing day together!!

Hope everyone has a great week.

Hugs, T

HOME MADE CANDY JAR & BUTTERFLY FRAME

2011-09-22T05:00:00.001-04:00

I'm a little obsessed with Pinterest lately thanks to my super fabulous friend DeeDee (thanks girlie). I have found a few projects on there that I have re-created. My first project is this candy jar:

The original project shows 3 jars (different sizes) and it was Halloween theme. The letters "B""O""O" hung from the lid and the wood pieces were painted black. You can see the original project HERE. I will be making several of these for the teachers for Christmas and filling them with Peppermint candy.

Then last week, DeeDee posted a few projects made with paint chips from Home Depot. Check out her blog HERE for inspiration. What a brilliant idea. I immediately went to Pinterest and was inspired by THIS butterfly project. While I was at Walmart picking up some easels on Sunday, I stopped in the paint dept. Kasi and I chose colors to match her room....hot pink, orange, green and turquoise. I love the way the colors go from light to dark. The frame is also from Walmart. Now I leave you with a couple pictures.

If you haven't checked out Pinterest, YOU HAVE TO!!! It's awesome.....and very addictive- hee hee!!!

Hope everyone has a fabulous week!!

Hugs, T

This is the frame on the shelf with the 3 Donna Downey autographed artwork and the matching toss pillow on her bed. The toss pillow was the inspiration behind the colors in her room:

MY SWEET CUPCAKE

2011-09-20T05:00:00.035-04:00

Happy Tuesday my sweet friends!!! Today I want to share with you this layout I started last week of my nephew Gabriel..... Isn't he a cutie pie?? I lifted this idea from Nichol Maguorik of course. I admire her style of scrapbooking so much. She totally inspires me.

This weekend I also worked on a frame for my daughters room....something simple but super fun.

Chit chat soon!

Hugs, T

These are the die cuts I used from the SILHOUETTE ONLINE store:

I also used this KERRY BRADFORD Storyboard. I cut it in half and then cut the left section in half also to add the journaling in between the pictures:

BEAUTIFUL YOU - Layout

2011-09-06T05:24:00.005-04:00

YAY...I FINALLY finished the layout of my daughter. I had most of it done except for the journaling and some misc. embellishments.

In order to finish this project, I needed to buy some ink for my printer as well as some photo paper. I've been collecting some Print and Cut images from the Silhouette that I was dying to use like the bar code seen in this layout "Priceless Moments".

Now I leave you with some pictures.....ENJOY!!

Hugs, T

BIRTHDAY CARD

2011-08-31T05:00:00.007-04:00

Ok friends, this is the card I was talking about on my last post. I really LOVE these Gorjuss girls stamps...they are super cute. I've had them for so long and just now got around to playing with them.

I always have a hard time coloring black hair but I think this one came out OK - I do need to keep practice though. I also did misc sewing along the edges of my card front. I masked her and stamped the background using a grid and flourish Hero Arts stamp. Then I added a label using my SU punch and stamped a Happy BDay sentiment. I used Antique Linen Tim Holtz Distress Ink for all my stamping. The paper is from Basic Grey.

Ok that's all for now. Thanks for stopping by my blog....see you all soon!!

Hugs, T

GREAT WEEKEND!!!

2011-08-29T09:19:00.000-04:00

This weekend I spent a lot of time coloring and playing with my Copics......I forgot just how fun and relaxing it is. I pulled out the Gorjuss Girls stamps from my stash....LOVE these little girls. I'll be posting a few cards this week but first I wanted to share a quick and simple card I made for a special little boy.

We got invited to Cristian's Birthday party at Strike (Cristian is Dayami's sweet little boy). We all had a blast....that bowling alley was AWESOME!!! I also got to meet her amazing friends Monica and Sismay - wow what sweet girls.

Now I leave you with some pictures.

Hope you all have a great week. I'm really looking forward to my long weekend.

Hugs, T

(Supplies: Echo Park Little Boy paper collection, Papertrey Ink card stock, twine from The Twinery)

This is MIA.....Dayami's daughter. She is SUCH a cutie pie!!!

and here are our boys.....Cristian and Damian. They had such a great time together!!!

Card for "Olivia"

2011-08-25T05:00:00.004-04:00

The other day, my friend Dayami had put a post on her blog about a special little girl "Olivia". You can check out the story HERE.

I decided to join in and make her a card. I chose this Sunflower Magnolia because sunflowers are so bright and cheerful. I paper pieced the dress and colored the rest with my Copics. I added the clear and yellow atyou Spica Glitter Pens to the Sunflower for some shimmer.

Other Suplies: Recollections pattern paper, Papertrey Ink Kraft Cardstock, Hero Arts background Script stamp, Tim Hotlz Distress Ink, misc sewing.

Thanks for stopping by....if you can, please join me in making a card for this sweet little angel. Hope you have a fabulous day!!

Hugs, T

(I haven't colored with my Copics in a longggg time........I had such a blast!!! Loved doing the masking with the background stamp too....thanks Dayi for the inspiration!!)

JUST A NOTE

2011-08-22T20:30:00.000-04:00

Hey friends...just wanted to share with you all a quick card I created using my Silhouette (I LOVE that machine). I cut the base out of Cream card stock from Papertrey Ink...the top layer is cut using an October Afternoon pattern paper which I added vellum to the top of - then I added pop dots to the card front for extra interest. The banner is also cut from the Silhouette.

Other supplies: Martha Stewart Butterfly punch, Kaiser Kraft pearls, Stampin Up Punch, Circle Punch, Jenni Bowlin Ink, Papertrey Ink Stamps.

OMG I had such a wonderful time this weekend with my friend Dayami. Yesterday, we went to Michaels for some Copics. I was able to pick up 27 markers and even used a coupon. While we were there, we ran into our super sweet friend Marlene (HEY MARLENE!!!). Today we went back to Michaels for her to get some embellishments centers for her fabulous room - she got such a bargain - you go girl!! After our little shopping spree, we went back to her house to chit chat until we had to leave to get the kids from school. Her daughter is such a cutie patootie!! She kept calling my name the entire time - hee hee!!

Now I leave you with pictures of the card and my new copics. Oh and you see that cute print behind my copics?????....yeah that was from my friend Dayi - THANK YOU MY FRIEND - I LOVE IT!!! We also picked up the white frames at Michaels.

Hope you all have a fabulous week!!

Hugs, T

It's your day....celebrate!!!

2011-08-17T21:21:00.003-04:00

WOW, it's been so long since I've made a card. Now that my room is ALMOST complete, I decided to take a little break and make a card. I wanted to use this October Afternoon paper because I really love the yellow and gray combination. The frame is a Nestabilities die and I added lots of yummy rhinestones from my stash. The banner die is from Papertrey Ink, as well as the sentiment stamps and gray cardstock.

Hope you all have a wonderful week.

Hugs, T

SNEAK PEEK OF MY LAYOUT - I hope to complete it by this weekend:

UPDATE :)

2011-08-02T11:46:00.000-04:00

Hello friends!! I have been MIA for some time but I have been spending tons of quality time with my family and everyone who knows me well, knows how important they are to me......they come first!!! We have been to the beach, took a mini camping trip with my parent and even took the kids to see the movie SMURFS this weekend with my brother and his family. We had a BLAST - what a cute movie. My brother and I kept talking and laughing throughout the entire movie as it reminded us of our younger years. The kids spent the night at my brothers house on Saturday and hubby and I had a Sushi dinner date - it was amazing!!!

I have been wanting to scrap, I even have 5 storyboards printed and ready to be scrapped, but I've been so busy lately. Hopefully this weekend I can get at least ONE page done :)

Everyone who has a craft room knows there is ALWAYS some reorganizing to be done. That is EXACTLY what I have been doing the past couple weeks. I ordered these Stufftainers by Stampendous so that I can organize ALL my wood mounted stamps:

The ones I ordered are the THICKER containers because they work best to store the wooden stamps. I don't have that many but the ones I do have, I want to organize by category.

I also ordered some Paper storage from Oriental Trading. I had never seen them in person so I always hesitated to order. My super sweet and talented friend, Dayami has them. The other day while at her house, I remembered, so I picked one up, checked it out and WOW they are awesome. I get so much inspiration from her and that fabulous room she has - super bright and cheerful just like her :) - thank you amigita ♥ I currently own the Cropper Hoppers and they work, but the ones from OT are just as sturdy and since the front is a bit lower, you can see your pattern papers better - not to mention they look A LOT PRETTIER - I LOVE THEM!!!!! I love the fact they have a metal pull in the front as well as a metal bookplate. I can't believe I didn't get them sooner.

Speaking of pattern papers, my fabulous friend Mercy, of Mercy's Pages, came over Friday night and helped me sort all my papers by company - I LOVE THIS SYSTEM!!!! I separated the holiday/theme papers - for example: Christmas; Halloween; Thanksgiving/Fall; Valentine; Baby, etc. They are all ready to be stored in their new home - YAY!!

After I organize the papers and stamps, I want to organize my ribbons and embellishments. I promise to add update pictures on my blog.

Hope everyone has a fabulous week!!

Hugs, T

HAND DRAWN CERAMIC PLATE

2011-07-18T20:09:00.001-04:00

YAY.....I'm super excited!! My husband's cousin, Elizabeth Caldwell, is an amazing artist. She is a graphic designer and her designs have been picked up by Michael's and Target. The other day as I was browsing her blog, I came across an amazing plate she hand drew. I knew instantly I wanted to order one. She asked me if I had a specific title I wanted on my plate and I told her....."You are the artist - create away!!!" I sent her the link to my blog post where I have pictures of my scrapbook room and just asked her to add the turquoise color so that I can display it on my shelf.

WOW......Today I received this fabulous work of art and I almost cried. It is PEFECT and looks AWESOME in my room.

If you are interested in a one of a kind plate, you can check out her esty store HERE and also check out her blog HERE.

Thanks for stopping by!!

Hugs, T

FAMILY TIME!!!

2011-07-11T11:08:00.000-04:00

WOW it's been such a fabulous five days. My 23 year old step daughter arrived last Wednesday from NY and we just had such a wonderful time with her. The kids were stuck to her like gum on the floor hahahahaha.

Friday night Kasi, her and I had a mother/daughter Girls Night Out at Starbucks. We took pictures, talked and laughed. Saturday morning we took her for a hair cut and to get her eyebrows waxed. After the beauty treatment, we did a little shopping - fun fun fun!!! It was an awesome mother/daughter day with my girls....brought back lots of wonderful memories ♥ Later that evening we all took her to dinner. Sushi is her favorite food so we took her to a restaurant my brother and SIL recommended to us and it was DELICIOUS!! She even taught Kasi how to work the chop sticks.

Sunday we spent the day with family. Took her by my mom's house and spent a few hours with them in the pool. Went home and had an awesome BBQ. Of course I took lots of pictures for future layouts.

She leaves tonight at 10pm and we will miss her terribly. We are looking forward to her next visit - maybe in December for Christmas - YAY!!

I hope to work on some layouts this week. Next week I'll be on a camping trip with my kids and parents - can't wait for that.

Have a fabulous week!!

Hugs, T

AMAZING DAY!!!

2011-07-02T21:38:00.000-04:00

Nope not a layout but just had to share with everyone......I had THE MOST AMAZING day with my brother and his family. On Thursday, it was my nephews 2nd birthday and I was blessed to be able to spend the evening with them. That night we planned to spend Saturday together so this morning I went shopping for BBQ goodies and headed to mom's house so the kids can play in the pool together. The cousins had a blast. When the clouds started to appear, we packed up and headed to his house where they spent hours playing video games.

THANK YOU GOD for blessing me with this beautiful day!! I guess it's true what they say......if you surround yourself with positive thoughts and positive people, positive things will come. (I have to thank a fabulous friend of mine for this....you know who you are - hee hee......Thank you from the bottom of my heart!!)

Here are a few pictures of our day!!

Hope everyone has a wonderful and safe 4th of July!!

Hugs, T

This is me and my brother Fernando. We are only ONE year and 20 days apart and have ALWAYS been very close. I LOVE HIM TO THE MOON AND BACK!!!!!

Here is the 2 year old Birthday boy Gabriel (with Kasi of course) - isn't he so yummy and delicious??

POOL TIME:

OH YEAH...HE'S POSING.........isn't he sooooo CUTE??

AND THOSE LITTLE FEET.....I'm definitely scrapping these :) together the pictures that follow of him jumping into the pool!! (I put the camera on SPORT for these)

And last is a picture of Kasi and my SIL Julie........ALL SMILES!!!!!

"It's your day"

2011-06-29T05:00:00.003-04:00

YES IT IS!!!! It's hump day again and sooooo looking forward to my long weekend!!!!!

Today I bring you a card. I KNOW it's been a long time since I've done a card but I was playing around with one of my files from The Cutting Cafe last night and all of a sudden, this card was created....hee hee!!

Supplies: Silhouette SD; Coffee Cup Shape Card from THE CUTTING CAFE; SEI paper & cardstock; Tim Holtz Distress Ink, SU punches; PTI Fillable Frames #8 mini stamp set; PTI Twine; Jenni Bowlin Stick Candy ink.

Thanks for stopping by and have a fabulous day!!

Hugs, T

EVERY DAY IS A NEW GIFT

2011-06-27T05:00:00.024-04:00

Happy Monday my friends!!! This weekend was GREAT!! Played hoops at the park with my family and had a blast. I forgot my camera but took pictures with my phone. Hopefully they are good enough to print and scrap.

Regina over at THE CUTTING CAFE created this title which I LOVE!! I have been wanting to scrap these pictures for a long time and the title was PERFECT for my layout.

Supplies: Silhouette SD, Silhouette image (Scallop Circle); Title from THE CUTTING CAFE (Every day is a new gift), Days of the Week are Kerri Bradford Designs (Life's Additions), Pattern papers: Pink Paisley Hometown Summer collection, Recollections cardstock, Die cuts from the Hometown Summer collection (Cloud & banner); Echo Park Little Boys and My Mid's Eye Bloom & Grow, SU Label punch, EK Success postage edge punch, Ali Edward Stamps, Jenni Bowlin inks, CTMH buttons, Twine from The Twinery, Date stamp, Tim Holtz Distress Ink and Tiny Attacher, 3-D Foam Adhesive, Misc Sewing.

Again my journaling was inspired by the one and only Nichol Magourik. I think I'm hooked LOL - thanks Nichol :)

Hope you all have a fabulous week!!

Hugs, T

Quote of the day: "You learn something every day if you pay attention. "

YOU can do anything

2011-06-24T05:00:00.001-04:00

TGIF my friends!!!!! Looking forward to my weekend (hopefully it doesn't rain). We're going to take our kids to the park to play some hoops....yes basketball!! Of course my camera will come with me so I can take LOTS of pictures.

OK the final layout for this week I REALLY LOVE......I think I've said that on each post this week - hahahahahah. I got my inspiration from Nichol Maguorik (of course). She did THIS layout and the sketch was perfect for the pictures I had....THANKS NICHOL!!!! These pictures were kind of dark so I chose the grey and ivory papers that I've been wanting to use from the October Afternoon Fly A Kite collection. I pulled the red from one of the pictures that shows the railing on the rink. Other than that there were really no other colors.

Supplies: Silhouette SD ♥; Title is a Kerri Bradford design; October Afternoon Fly a Kite paper collection; Paper Trey Ink Cardstock; Maya Road frosted acetate journaling tags; Ali Edward stamps; Tim Holtz Tiny Attacher; Martha Stewart border punch; CTMH Ink in Cranberry; PTI Black Ink.

Hope you all have a fabulous weekend.....have fun creating!!!

Hugs, T

Quote of the day: "Creativity is inventing, experimenting, growing, taking risks, breaking rules, making mistakes and having fun."

GRATEFUL for you

2011-06-23T05:00:00.017-04:00

Well it's almost Friday - YAY!! Today's post is going to be short and sweet because I'm busy busy busy!! Doing what you might ask?? Well crafting of course hahahahaha

This is a layout I made using another one of Kerri Bradford's designs. I'm just in LOVE with all her phrases. They are PERFECT for any layout.

Other supplies: Silhouette SD ♥; Ali Edward Font ("for you"); Silhouette Image ("Grateful"); October Afternon (Fly a Kite); Echo Park Dots and Stripes paper collection; EK Success Circle Punch, Tim Holtz Tiny Paper Clips, Spray Adhesive, EK Success Notebook edge border punch, Ali Edward Stamps, CTMH Ink.

Alright everyone....what are you waiting for? Let's get scrappin and show me some layouts! hahahaha See you tomorrow!!

Hugs, T

Quote of the day: "A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort"

ART.....create, imagine, dream, inspire

2011-06-22T05:00:00.004-04:00

YAY.....It's hump day and I'm feeling GREAT!!!!! Getting ready for a fabulous weekend with my family and even a little scrappy time squeezed in there somewhere ♥♥ hahahahaha

Today my fabulous scrappy sister Christina from Creations with Cristina posted the CUTEST layout!!!! She joined me this weekend in creating a AMAZING page (or two-wink) and guess what????? I think she's going to start making them more often WOOT WOOT!!!!!!! I am so happy!!! Her scrapbook pages are so BEAUTIFUL!!! Speaking of beautiful, also remember to check out my local scrappy buddy DAYAMI to see another one of her weekend layout creation. OMG her layouts are out of this world too!! I'm so glad to see my friends creating layouts.....it's such an amazing way to preserve family memories. It's something our families will forever enjoy!!!

Alright this next layout is one of my favorites......OK maybe they are ALL my favorites hahahahaha It's super special because as some of you may know, my crafty daughter Kasi and I LOVE♥LOVE Donna Downey. The only gift she wanted for her 10th birthday was to attend the Donna Downy class at our LSS and how can I say no to my yummy daughter so I TOTALLY surprised her. (You can see the post HERE) Donna is such an amazing artist and has a heart of gold. I will forever be grateful to her for making my daughters 10th birthday an unforgetable one. We ♥ you Donna!!

Anywho, what an awesome way to include the Donna Downey images found over at the Silhouette store. I absolutely LOVE the way this layout turned out....the pictures and titles all went perfect together and you know I had to include Donna's favorite embellishment......THE BROWN HOLE!!!!! hahahahaha - it's her trademark ya know :) I added it with the date of the event.

Supplies: Silhouette SD, Silhouette Images by Donna Downey, Papertrey Ink cardstock, October Afternoon Thrift Shop paper collection, EK Success Border punch, Ali Edward stamps (Loving Words & Real Life), Momento Black Ink, CTMH Baby Pink Ink, Tim Holtz Tiny Clips, Tim Hotlz Tiny Attacher, EK Success Circle Punch and Scallop Punch, Seam Binding, Carmel Apple Glimmer Mist, Black Swarovski Crystals.

Hope you all have a spectacular day!!!

Hugs, T

Quote of the day: "Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind." ~Dr. Seuss

"every LITTLE THING you do IS Special"

2011-06-21T05:00:00.006-04:00

You have NO idea how happy I am to be scrapping again!!!! This week will be special because I have a layout to post EVERY day (M-F) but I can't promise that this will happen every week. I will try my hardest to get at least two new layouts posted each week. My sweet and super talented friend DAYAMI and I really went scrap happy this weekend, so be sure to check out her blog to see her awesome layouts.

Now for layout #2 ........ I created this page using another image from KERRI BRADFORD. (everyLITTLEthingyoudo.) I tell ya, her images are amazing and one of the formats she provides comes specifically for the Silhouette so there is no converting or messing around with trying to fix anything...LOVE IT!!! The word "IS" I cut using the American Typewriter font (already in my font library) and the word "SPECIAL" is an image from the Silhouette image store.

Other supplies:
SILHOUETTE SD......for sure baby - it's my favorite die cutting tool!!!!!!
Cardstock: Papertrey Ink
Pattern Paper: Echo Park Life if Good collection pack
Ink: Momento, Tim Holtz Distress Ink (Vintage Photo), CTMH Baby Pink, CTMH Key Lime and CTMH Heavenly Blue; Tatterend Angels Evergreen Chalk Board mist
Stamps: Ali Edward (Love Always Wins, Favorite Memories, Smooch, Are We There Yet); 7 Gypsies date stamp
Small shipping tags from Staples
Tim Holtz Tiny Attacher
Flower: Heidi Swapp
Punches: EK Success Circle Punch and Fiskars Water Treading
The circle shapes and diecut titles were cut using the Silhouette SD.
Misc Sewing

Alright blogger friends, as usual, thanks for stopping by and leaving comments and remember to check back tomorrow for a special "Inspiration Wednesday" layout - hee hee!!!!!

Hugs, T

(Quote of the day: "Smile big for everyone, even when you know what they've done.")

CHERISH THIS MOMENT!!

2011-06-20T05:30:00.000-04:00

WOOOO HOOOOO....are you ready for a week full of scrapbook layouts??? Well this weekend I had a BLAST creating so watch out!!! Scrapbooking is my passion and the real reason I began my crafting journey. Anywho, a local friend of mine Dayami and I challenged ourselves to creating layouts for our Project Life albums using our new amazing machine, THE SILHOUETTE SD. Have I said how much I LOVE MY SILHOUETTE???? It's the BEST machine out there. The cuts are so clean and perfect. My SBFF, Christina, from Creations with Christina, also received her Silhouette on Friday and she too spent the weekend playing and creating. Wait till you see the awesome layout she created with it. Now, I'm also a tab bit obsessed with Kerri Bradford's digital image kits. I can't get enough of them and each time she reveals a new one, I want it LOL. Almost every layout I created this weekend features one of her designs......she's amazing!!

My family and I took a mini vacation to St. Augustine this past March and I took a picture of my kids walking down an old cobble stone street - it was my favorite picture and I knew I wanted to create a single photo layout with it. I had purchased the camera image from the Silhouette store as well as the word CHERISH which went perfect with the theme. The picture is a 4 x 6 and matted with a cream cardstock. I also printed the same picture in a smaller version and added it to the lens of the camera to give the effect as if you were looking through the lens. I also used the tab "Always Together" which I cut from the Silhouette using the print and cut feature. Then I added the word cluster "way too cute officially undeniably true" from Kerri Bradford.

Other supplies: Cosmo Cricket pattern paper, October Afternoon pattern paper, Ali Edward stamps (my other obsession thanks for Nichol Maguorik), Brads, circle punch, Martha Stewart Leaf border punch, glossy accents, Tim Holtz Distress Ink.

Now I leave you with some pictures and remember, I will be posting a new layout every day this week so don't forget to visit again.

Hugs, T

LET'S SKATE ✭

2011-06-14T05:00:00.005-04:00

Lots of exciting things going on....first of all yesterday was my 13th wedding anniversary. God has truly blessed me with the most amazing husband and our two beautiful children.....I LOVE THEM to the moon and back!!! There are times in my life when things may go wrong, but THEY always make it better.

Also yesterday I started Cross Fit......uuummmmm IT WAS HARD AS HECK. I didn't think I could do it......I got a little sick and I even cried when I got home but guess what....I'm going back today. This will be a challenging week for me but I "CAN" DO IT!!!!!

Now for the good stuff......this weekend I worked on a layout of course inspired by the one and only Nichol Magouirk....I swear that girl can scrap :) I even tried journaling with typing and stamping together.....very COOL!! My title "SNAPSHOT....Capturing Every Moment" came from the awesome KERRI BRADFORD. It's one of her freebies. As soon as I saw that image, I knew it was perfect for these pictures of my son. YES, it's not a baseball layout, but he really is an ALL AROUND sports kind of guy. You'll be seeing more of Kerri's images on my layouts because I LOVE THEM ALL!!!!! She also has an AWESOME set for Project Life (which I purchased) and can't wait to incorporate them in my album. If you haven't check out her blog click HERE....you won't be sorry.

Can you tell I've been totally enjoying my Silhouette SD? It's the most amazing machine EVER. The cuts are so clear and sharp, they look like I used a steal die to cut them out....now that's AWESOME!!!!! Good Bye Cricut and HEEEEEELO Silhouette!!! I'm so glad they made it MAC compatible and the software is so easy to use. I created the words "Let's Skate" from one of the fonts already in my computer (Wendy Font).

Supplies: Silhouette SD, American Crafts black cardstock, October Afternoon Rocket Age collection, Star Sizzix die, Nestabilities Labels Four, Papertrey Ink wood buttons, Recollections glitter brads, Embroidery Thread, Bazzill Cardstock, Tim Holtz Vintage Photo Distress Ink, EK Success Scallop punch, Tim Holtz Tiny Attacher, misc sewing.

The following are the Ali Edward, Technique Tuesday stamp sets I used: LOVE, Ali; Are We There Yet; Ordinary Days; It's In the Details.

Thank you all for taking the time to stop by my blog.

Have a fabulous week!!

Hugs, T

LAUGH.....Card using Silhouette SD

2011-06-10T05:15:00.001-04:00

I've been playing around and discovering new things every day about the Silhouette SD. I joined the Yahoo Group and the information over there is GREAT!!!

I'm super excited about Kerri Bradford's digital images - WOW she has some beautiful stuff....she's an amazing artist. Every few weeks she posts free downloadable files which come in various formats. Last night I downloaded all the free files and imported them into my Silhouette Library. That is when I decided to create a card using some of these wonderful images.

Both the word "LAUGH" and the Sunflower shape, I found on her blog listed under "FREEBIES". You can check her blog out HERE. THANKS KERRI!!!

Supplies: Echo Park pattern paper, PTI cardstock, Prima E-Line pearls, EK Success border punch, misc sewing.

The card is simple but I really love the way it turned out. I plan on creating some layouts this weekend and of course making the titles with my Silhouette.....maybe even use some of Kerri's word collages which I LOVE!!!!!

Hope everyone has a fabulous weekend!!

Hugs, T

PROJECT LIFE 6X12 LAYOUT: "US"

2011-06-09T05:30:00.002-04:00

OK bloggers......here it is.....my 6 x 12 layout. I really had a great time creating this one. I love the size. It worked out perfect since I had used Photoshop to organize my pictures vertically. I also added a black border vs the white. The stamps read "this is what I want to remember the most...US" and "CAPTURE the minutes & moments"

I challenged myself to mix and match scrap papers from my stash. I have to admit it was hard but I DID IT!!! The papers I used are from: Cosmo Cricket, My Minds Eye, Imaganisce, Stampin Up and SEI. I always admire how Nichol Maguorik can so easily pick out papers for her layouts that are not necessarily from the same collection so she was the inspiration behind my challenge.

Other Supplies: Nestabilities, Martha Stewart border punch, Prima Lace, Recollections flowers, Basic Grey Brad, Ali Edward Stamps, Thickers, misc sewing.

Looking forward to the weekend so I can create a few more layouts for my Project Life.

Hope you all have a fabulous week and thanks for stopping by my blog!!! See you soon!!

Hugs, T

MAKE A WISH....(Silhouette SD)

2011-06-07T17:03:00.013-04:00

Well here is my first project using the Silhouette SD........OMG I'M IN LOVE WITH THIS MACHINE!!! I wish I had gotten it sooner. It's SOOOOO much better than my Cricut Expression - WOW!!!!!!! The cuts are truly amazing. On this card I made such a thin cut for the outline of the word "WISH" as well as the birthday candle and it cut like butter. My Cricut would have eaten that paper!!!!

Check out this close up picture (Look at how CLEAN that cut - WOOOOOO HOOOOOOO!!!!!):

A HUGE THANK YOU to Nichol Maguorik for her amazing layouts and all her inspiration. She also took the time to answer a few Silhouette questions I had, which I thought was so sweet of her.

Supplies: Bazzill Textured Cardstock, American Crafts Heavy Weight Textured cardstock in Black, October Afternoon pattern paper, Vellum, Misc Sewing, all cuts including the card itself are from the Silhouette store.

Thanks for stopping by and have a fabulous night!!

Hugs, T

PROJECT LIFE 8X8 LAYOUT: "U & me"

2011-06-07T05:30:00.004-04:00

Just sharing my other side of the 8 x 8 layout that I posted yesterday. I am a typical 12 x 12 layout girl BUT with Project Life, I feel like doing things differently so I've been playing around with different size layouts and I'm SUPER happy with the results. They are a challenge for me BUT it's been totally worth it. With these smaller layouts, I've also challenged myself to use my scraps. YES..... I've dug into my scrap stash to create. I'm really having a blast!!

Supplies: Bazzill Cardstock, SEI pattern paper, Twinery Twine, Circle punches, Jute, Nestabilities dies, Seam Binding Ribbon, Buttons from my "Button Vault", Recollections plastic alphas, Making Memories cork Alpha set for the "&", EK success scallop border punch, Ali Edwards Favorite Memories stamp set, Tim Holtz Vintage Photo Distress Ink, Tiny Attacher, Vellum.

Here are the pictures and again, I'm sorry for the poor quality - there is some glare on these pictures as well. Tomorrows pictures are better - promise!!!!

Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs, T

PROJECT LIFE 8X8 LAYOUT: "Always be you....."

2011-06-06T05:30:00.005-04:00

So I've been busy working on my Project Life album and I am enjoying every minute of it!!! This weekend I created 3 more layout which I will be sharing with you throughout the week. Two of them are 8 x 8 and one is 6 x 12...YES 6 x 12!! I've never done a 6 x 12 layout but boy was it FUN.....and challenging too LOL

Now to share the pictures of my layout. Sorry the pictures are not GREAT but I had already sewn the page protector closed so there may be some glare.

Supplies: Cricut and Gypsy for title, Bazzill card stock, K & Co. pattern paper, EK Success punch, Ranger Crackle Accent, Tim Holtz Film Strip, Ali Edwards "Favorite Memories" stamp set, Catslife Press {be you} stamp, Copper stickles, Small tag, Tiny Attacher, Tim Holtz Vintage Photo Distress Ink, Project Life Date Stamp.

Chit chat soon!!

Hugs, T

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME!!!!!

2011-06-01T10:12:00.006-04:00

I'm super excited because my Silhouette SD shipped TODAY!!! My husband and kids ordered it for me this weekend for my birthday. I've been playing around with the software that I downloaded about a week ago and it's so easy to use. I absolutely LOVE their image store.

There have been so many times I just need ONE image and don't want to spend the money to purchase a Cricut cartridge. Having the Silhouette, I have the option of purchasing each image individually AND the best part.....I can cut ANY font I already have in my computer - LOVE IT!!!

I have been so inspired by Nichol Magourik and Krisina Werner. They both use the Silhouette and have some amazing projects/videos.....they are such an inspiration to me.

Hope everyone has a wonderful day!!

Hugs, T

BEAUTIFUL DAY!!

2011-05-28T20:16:00.005-04:00

Got to spend the entire day with my parents while the kids were in the pool. Later in the afternoon my niece was getting ready for her prom. She looked spectacular...her hair, makeup, the shoes and OMG the dress. Her boyfriend looked sharp too :) It was such an emotional moment for me - I even cried....I LOVE that girl as if she were my very own daughter.

Here are some pictures.

Hope everyone has a wonderful and safe weekend!!!

Hugs, T

LAYOUT: "Your laughter makes our heart smile......."

2011-05-26T06:00:00.009-04:00

I'm back with another layout!! WOOOO HOOOOOO!!!! I'm so happy to be crafting again and making layouts for my Project Life album. I'm just in love with this system. I get to add the pictures and incorporate layouts of all sizes.

For this particular layout I used the My Minds Eye stack (Life Stories - I love that this entire stack is printed on Kraft Cardstock), Bazzill cardstock, Prima lace, Prima Say it in Pearls, Prima resin flowers; Martha Stewart Butterfly punches, Martha Stewart edge punch, Kraft cardstock, Cricut (for title), Tim Holtz distress ink (Vintage Photo), Making Memories alpha (for the 10), Making Memories brad, Glossy Accents & Copic Marker to color in the hearts. I also used the Tattered Angels butterfly mask and Lindy's Stamp Gang Moon Shadow Mist in Phantom Fuchsia......can I tell you that this mist matched the paper PERFECT - I LOVE LSG products!!!

As to the photos, I used Photoshop Elements to arrange them on an 8 x 10 and then ordered the print from Walgreens - thanks to Kristina Werner for her awesome video tutorial - she ROCKS!!

Tomorrow I'll be posting another layout so stay tuned!!

Have a great day....it's almost the long weekend - WOOT WOOT!!

Hugs, T

Kasi's "Florida" school project

2011-05-25T06:00:00.002-04:00

Well it's already HUMP DAY - wooooo hooooooo!!!!! Looking forward to my long weekend even though I'll be spring cleaning my bedroom and bathroom. We are going to paint and clean out "stuff". It's long overdue. I really want to try and scrap a little - lets see :)

I wanted to share with you a school project Kasi has been working on. Well it was actually a week long process of her making the paste out of salt, flour and water - then molding the states ( two coats and they each had to dry completely before painting). She embellished and painted over the weekend. All I did was weld the letters in my Gypsy and cut them out for her - she did everything else.

She needed icons for her Key Map and Map so after a little brainstorming I came up with the idea of using brads. They are small and cheap enough. I did a google search and came across a place called EYELET OUTLET. OMG if you are ever looking for a specific brad/eyelet you will find it here. They have really great prices and their customer service is amazing.

I wanted to say "THANK YOU" to my friend Ana for helping us out the Mickey Ear brads as well as the compass and scrapbook sand - they totally completed the project!!! THANKS GIRLIE - WE OWE YOU!!!!

Enjoy the pictures and see you tomorrow with another layout!!!! I have my mojo back so watch out LOL

Hugs, T

Vacation Layout (St. Augustine)

2011-05-24T06:00:00.000-04:00

Today I share with you one of my layouts inspired by Nichol Magouirk. I LOVE the way she can put together layouts with all the details - she's AMAZING!!!

I used October Afternoon FLY A KITE paper, some nestabilities, Ali Edward stamps (my new addiction) and the title was cut using my Cricut.

Tomorrow I will share with you Kasi's project and later on in the week I will share the other layouts I worked on.

Chit chat soon!!

Hugs, T

WEDDING FRAME (Altered)

2011-05-23T07:48:00.007-04:00

Hi everyone - hope you all had a fabulous weekend!!! I crafted and crafted and crafted that means I'll be posting stuff all week for my blog buddies - woot woot!!! My friend Kathryn from Life on the {Scrap}Beach spent the day with me Saturday and we had a blast together - we talked and laughed....it was so much fun!! She is super talented so be sure to check out her blog!!

I made this frame a few weeks ago for my neighbors daughter. I wanted to make her something special and different for her new home.

Love to alter these Michael's frames - they are so much fun. Used lots of Tim Holtz embellishments, I Am Roses flowers and even white washed the K & CO paper to give it a softer look.

Stay tuned this week for the layouts I created this weekend....just adding the final touches to them.

Chit chat soon!!

Hugs, T

WINNER OF OUR GIVEAWAY!!!!

2011-05-09T21:06:00.003-04:00

Thank you all for the sweet comments on both the YouTube "Giveaway" video as well as our blog post. Kasi and I had so much fun reading all the comments as we cut and folded them up. We laughed and giggled the entire time.

......and now......the winner is:

Congrats to the winner!!

Have an amazing week :)

Hugs, Teri & Kasi

FINALLY MY NEW CRAFT ROOM & A GIVEAWAY TO CELEBRATE!!

2011-05-04T10:24:00.052-04:00

I'm so super excited to share with all of you my new craft room. It's taken a few months but I finally got everything where it belongs.....well.....not exactly LOL I still have tons of organization to do but for the most part, everything is in it's place.

For months I looked on YouTube and blogs for inspiration and ideas. My room is small so I needed lots of storage space. Then I came across a video by LESLEY LANGDON .....needless to say, I took quite a few ideas from her. My eyes were quickly drawn to the wall unit as well as the Ribba picture ledge. You can check out her video HERE. You can also click HERE to see the blog post of her fabulous room. I love her creations so be sure to follow her blog as well.

We first took down the small closet I had in the corner. I always dreamed of having my desk in the middle of the room but since the closet took up part of the room, it was just impossible. Once the closet came down, I had the space I needed.

My favorite part of the room has to be the plantation style shutter doors my husband installed in front of the sliding glass door. That idea came from my doctor's office. They recently moved their offices and in the waiting room, they put plantation shutters on the windows. We were originally going to put a false wall to cover the sliding glass doors but when I saw these shutters I immediately called my husband and asked him if it was possible to add these instead of closing off the doors completely. His answer was "For you anything"....aaawwww I know he is so cute.... I ♥♥♥ him!!! Not only do they give my room a nice shabby chic feel and look, I get the light coming in through the shutters and it looks totally amazing. I kept the same WHOLE WHEAT color of the walls and added a touch of turquoise to the decorations. I really love the calming feel of the room when I walk in. Having the white furniture and the white shutters gives it all such a yummy feel.....It's my quiet/soothing space and I LOVE IT!!!! I want to give a special shout out to my hubby for all his hard work and for making it all possible for me ♥.

OK now for some fun stuff.......to celebrate my room makeoever, I will be having a GIVEAWAY!!! I will be putting together a package with some of my favorite thing.....some lace and trims, a chipboard mini, buttons, bling, flowers, etc. I will also be including in this giveaway the one and only "EVERYDAY CARDS Featuring the Cricut Gypsy" DVD by Christina Thomas of CREATIONS WITH CHRISTINA - WOOOOO HOOOO!!! Yes you read right, I will also be giving away this FABULOUS DVD so for those of you who love your Cricut and Gypsy, this DVD is perfect. I love all of Christina's creations and this DVD has some beautiful projects you don't want to miss!!

To enter into the contest you must be a follower my blog as well as be subscribed to my YouTube channel (TERIBERI2). You must also leave me a comment EITHER on my blog OR my YouTube "GIVEAWAY" video HERE (If you leave a comment on both my blog and YouTube video, your name will be entered twice). I will print and add all the comments to a basket and on Monday, May 9th, Kasi will draw one lucky winner. **I'm so sorry but this giveaway is open to US participants only.

I want to THANK YOU ALL from the bottom of my heart for all your support. There are other goals in our home that we have to accomplish this year but now that I have my room done, I will be creating and posting work on my blog again. I will also be making more videos.

Now I leave you with some pictures of my room. A video can also be found on my YouTube channel HERE.

Hope everyone has a fabulous day!!

Hugs, Teri

NEW LAYOUT......"BLESSING"

2011-04-20T06:00:00.003-04:00

WOOOOO HOOOOO!!! I created a layout and I haven't done one in months!! My creative juices are flowing and my room is not even finished :( Hopefully soon it will be complete.

About a week or so ago I shared with all of you the pictures of my sweet Kasi when she donated her hair. I collaged the pictures and created this layout. My beautiful scrappy sis, Regina, of THE CUTTING CAFE shared with me a new digital stamp set she came out with called EVERY DAY ELISHA JEAN AND FRIEND. When I saw the little girl with the short bob hair style, I knew immediately I wanted to create this layout. I paper pieced her dress using a picture of Kasi printed on a full 4 x 6. I LOVE the way this tuned out. The rest of the image is colored using my Copics markers. It's a simple layout but I wanted to make sure the focus was on the pictures of this special moment.

I want to also take this time to give a shout out the KRISTINA WERNER. I have been learning how to create my own photo strips in Photoshop Elements and thanks to Kristina Werner's video HERE, I have accomplished it. You rock girl....and so does your work!!!

Before I go, I also wanted to give a shout out to another Garden Girl by the name of NICHOL MAGOURIK. I have been watching her YouTube videos on the Two Peas Channel HERE and I am in love with her "FROM START TO FINISH" layout series. WOW that girl can create some amazing layouts. Each and every detail is always PERFECT. She is such an inspiration.

Now remember to check out THE CUTTING CAFE for other amazing digital stamps. Thanks for visiting my blog and have a fabulous week!!

Hugs, T

AWESOME RAK FROM CHRISTINA OF CREATIONS WITH CHRISTINA!!!!

2011-04-19T17:54:00.000-04:00

Hi everyone!! As many of you already know I am redoing my scrapbook room and I am IN LOVE with the way it's turning out. The color of the walls remain WHOLE WHEAT and the furniture WHITE but the accent color will be TURQUOISE!!! I am really LOVING the way the blue just pops. I don't want to overdo the turquoise but the few accents in there look awesome!!

I am so super excited to share a RAK I received on Monday from my SBFF, Christina of Creations with Christina. She made Kasi and I the CUTEST name plates for our new scrapbook room and WE TOTALLY LOVE THEM!!!! They have such beautiful details - from the crackle paint, to the flowers and pearl bling.....she knows us so well!!! THANKS SIS!!!!

OK so now I will leave you with some pictures.

Stay tuned for my room tour. I should have the room complete in the next several weeks. I'm waiting for a piece of furniture to become available at IKEA.

Chit chat soon and have a wonderful week!!

Hugs, T

KASI DONATES HER HAIR!!!!

2011-04-10T12:22:00.007-04:00

Well here I am again sharing a special moment with my blogger friends!!! As some of you may already know, my daughter Kasi has been growing and donating her hair since she was 5 (almost 6) years old. She just turned 10 last month and has donated her hair today for the 3rd time. She is so super special and I love her more than she will ever know!!!

Here are some pictures and a video of our morning!!

Thanks for taking the time to stop by and leave comments!!

We love you all.

Hugs, Teri & Kasi

PROUD GRAMMY....(That's my mommy!!)

SOME FABULOUS NEWS!!!!!

2011-03-25T07:00:00.010-04:00

GUESS WHAT??? My super AMAZING and FABULOUS sissy Christina from CREATIONS WITH CHRISTINA is coming out with a new Cricut Gypsy DVD - WOOOOOOO HOOOOOO!!!!!

This is going to be an awesome DVD so if you just bought the Cricut Gypsy and are not sure how to get started or if you are a veteran user and just want some great ideas, you are sure to love this DVD. Join Christina from Creations with Christina as she takes you step-by-step through creating seven cards expressing everyday sentiments. With her down-to-earth nature and her clear, easy instructions, Christina demonstrates how, with only your Gypsy, a few supplies, and a little bit of imagination, you too can make unique and stylish cards.

Projects included:
Get Well Soon
Just A Note
Bithday Greeting
Baby
Happy Anniversary
Thanks
Friends To The End
and Bonus Material

I am so happy and can't wait to order this DVD myself - WOOT WOOT!!!

Hope everyone has a fabulous weekend!!!

Hugs, T

MINI FAMILY VACATION!!!!!

2011-03-16T18:45:00.033-04:00

Oh....em....geeeeeee!!!!! We had a BLAST in St. Augustine.....took ALL the tours - even the ghost and gravestones night tour and they were all amazing. Visited the oldest wooden school (WOW)....the Old Jail (WOWZA) and even drank water out of the Fountain of Youth......ya think it's going to help any?? LOL There is SOOOO much history in that little town. We had PERFECT weather....45-47 degrees in the morning and the high during the day was 65-70 degrees......it was breeze the entire time. If you are ever in N/E FL area, you MUST visit St. Augustine.

As you can imagine, we took over 500 pictures. I will be making a few 8 x 10 collage pages for Project Life as well as a couple 12 x 12 layouts of family photos.

This weekend hubby and I will continue to work in my scrap room so that hopefully by next weekend he can work on closing up the sliding glass door. I want to get it done so I can work in there....I miss my crafting :(

OK, I will leave you with some of the photos from this weekend!!

Chit chat soon!!

Hugs, T

On the way up, I experimented with my camera and took a few pictures from the mirror on my sun visor:

This is Kasi, laughing at her silly brother LOL:

Waiting for the Trolley outside the Old Jail:

At a little Cafe right across from Flagler College:

Outside Flagler College:

This is an ORIGINAL TIFFANY CHAIR.....it was gorgeous!!! Right now each chair is worth at least $1,200.00 - WOW!!!! The entire dining room has original Tiffany Glass and it was just AMAZING!!!!

OLDEST WOODEN SCHOOL:

CASTILLO DE SAN MARCO (The Fort)

Ya think guys in the old days were short???? LOL Hubby barely fit through the door LOL

We even got to see a live firing of the Canon...

OK.....The Lighthouse.....this was an AMAZING place. We climbed all the way to the top (219 steps) and then back down (219 steps)......yeah I woke up with pains in my thighs and calves LOL but it was ALL worth it. The view from the top was incredible.....

FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH:

OTHER RANDOM PICTURES OF OUR FAMILY VACATION:

DEMOLITION HAS BEGUN!!!!!

2011-03-05T10:20:00.011-05:00

OMG WHAT A HOT MESS!!!!!!!

This weekend hubby is taking down the closet in my scrapbook room and closing off the 9' sliding glass door which takes up most of the 11' wall!!!! I wish I had known how dusty it was going to be.....I would have taken EVERYTHING out of that room. I covered my desk but everything else will have to just be. I see myself in this project for well over a month because we are leaving next weekend for a mini family vacation and will not be able to resume the work until the weekend of the 19th.

After he patches up the walls, adds the texture and the wainscotting to the bottom half and paints, I will move the Expedit unit and Bakers rack to the corner where the closet used to be so he can work on the sliding glass door. That wall will also require a lot of work.

Once ALL the work is completed, I plan on making a trip to IKEA with my friend Ana to get a few pieces I want in the room (Book case, Wall shelving, etc). After it's all set up, I will clean it and start the organization process.......I see myself organizing for months but I want to get it done right this time!!! I want to label everything and make the room as functional as possible.

OK now I leave you with a few pictures....Thank God hubby LOVES construction work and he's a PERFECTIONIST when it comes down to it!!!!! When he was taking down the closet he tells me "WHO BUILT THIS THING.....WOW THEY DID A GREAT JOB!!!!" of course HE did it but it has been 10 years and he built it to NEVER BRING IT DOWN!!!!! LOL.... We got a good laugh!!!

Hope everyone has a great weekend!!!

Hugs, T

AMAZING DAY WITH DONNA DOWNEY!!!!

2011-02-27T18:46:00.015-05:00

......all my beautiful friends and the fabulous people at The Paper Niche!!!!

As most of you already know, all Kasi wanted for her Birthday was to meet her idol Donna Downey and to take the Butterfly canvas mini album class this weekend.

When Donna walked into the room, Kasi was ecstatic.....she didn't stop smiling all day long. Donna was a sweetheart....she talked to Kasi, took as many pictures as Kasi wanted, autographed ALL our goodies.........she was just AMAZING!!!! I have no words to express how grateful I am for all the love and support she showed my daughter.

I want to give a special THANK YOU to my beautiful and wonderful friends Ana, Dayami, Olga, Marlene and Yeya. They showered my daughter with tons of gifts and they were so happy to spend the day at the class with us. We rode to the Paper Niche with Ana and Dayami and all we did was laugh in the car - we had such a fun filled day!!!

Tammy, the Co-owner of The Paper Niche was so amazing and sweet. If you live in the South Florida area or plan to visit soon, you NEED to stop by her store.....it's filled with the latest and greatest......it's like being in scrapbook heaven!!

THANK YOU ALL.....FROM THE BOTTOM OF OUR HEARTS.....FOR SHARING THIS SPECTACULAR DAY WITH US!!!

Hugs, Teri & Kasi

KASI AND DONNA WITH THE FINISHED ALBUM THAT SHE MADE ALL BY HERSELF!!

THIS PICTURE IS PRICELESS......DONNA TOTALLY MADE THIS DAY SO SPECIAL FOR KASI AND I WILL FOREVER BE GRATEFUL!!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY KASI!!!!!!

2011-02-20T09:25:00.006-05:00

WOOOOOO HOOOOOOO KASI IS 10!!!!!!

She is so excited about her birthday gift. As you may have already read in previous posts, we are going to be attending Donna Downey's new Butterfly Canvas mini album class. Not only was I able to get the last two spots in the class, thanks to Donna, her amazing assistant Kandi and wonderful husband Bill, Donna mailed Kasi a hand written Birthday note which I put in her card.

THANK YOU DONNA, KANDI AND BILL......for making Kasi's birthday so very special!! She has not stopped talking about it all morning.

Now I leave you with a short video of Kasi opening up her card!!

Off to get ready for her party and the day in Miami is just STUNNING!!!!!!!

Hugs, T

KASI'S BIRTHDAY CARD!!!

2011-02-19T21:30:00.008-05:00

Just the other day I gave birth to the most beautiful little girl in the world.........and tomorrow, she will be TEN!!!!! They grow up WAY to fast :(

Each and every day I thank God for both my children and my wonderful husband. I am even more grateful that my daughter loves crafting as much as I do and that my son has a passion for baseball and cars as much as his dad. We share very special/unforgetable moments together and we will cherish them forever.

Speaking of special moments, her birthday gift, as you may have read in my prior post, is Donna Downey's new Butterfly mini album class which is next Saturday 2/26 at my LSS. She has no clue that I was able to get the two last spots in the class.

I was so inspired by the page Donna Downey made in her journal last week for Inspiration Wednesday, that I totally lifted the idea for Kasi's Birthday card. I KNOW she's going to love it but what she is going to love even more is........OK I can't tell you BUT stay tuned and sometime tomorrow I will post a short video of her opening the card.......

Now I leave you with some photos and if you want to check out Donna Downey's art journal page that inspired it all - click HERE.

Have a wonderful weekend!!!

Hugs, T

Donna Downey inspired ♥ Mother/Daughter aprons (HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!!!)

2011-02-14T20:17:00.027-05:00

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY TO ALL!!!!!

This past weekend was so amazing. My daughter and I have been planning for a few weeks now to make our very own Donna Downey inspired aprons. I had placed an order for some Donna Downey foams stamps....iron ons, etc. My beautiful friend Rose did a video of her altered apron which turned out AMAZING!!! I was so excited when I saw her post because these aprons were on our mind.

On Friday, Kasi and I put down brown paper on the floor and set out all the goodies. First thing Saturday morning, we started our aprons. WE HAD A BLAST!!!!! After our aprons she wanted to work on painting some canvas pieces and we did just that. We spent the ENTIRE day crafting. She is truly inspired by Donna Downey. As soon as I come in the door from work on Wednesdays she tells me...."uuummm mom, it's Inspiration Wednesday" and after dinner, we watch the videos together. We have even gone back and watched all the videos Donna has on her You Tube channel. (We ♥ Donna Downey!!!!)

Donna will be in FL on the 26th of February and Kasi told me that all she wanted for her birthday (2/20) was to take Donna's canvas mini album class but I told her that I waited to long and that the class was "SOLD OUT". Well about a week and a half ago I called the LSS and booked that last two spots available for the Saturday class. I can't wait to see her face when she finds out we are actually going to not only MEET Donna Downey, but we will be attending the class. I'm super excited. I have a special surprise for her but I will post it on February 20th......

Anywho - I hope everyone had a beautiful Valentine's day with their loved ones......I know I did!!!!

Here I leave you with our mother/daughter altered aprons, Kasi's altered canvas to me and the Valentine roses from my amazing boys!!

Hugs to all,
T

This is my apron:

This is Kasi's apron....she made is all by herself except the sewing of the laces - I did that for her. She chose her colors, the canvas bird, flowers and stamps. I LOVE my little crafter!!!!

And our little CUTIE at the door of our craft room just looking at us......she's so awesome!!!

My beautiful Altered canvas from my princess...she totally LOVES the "Dripage" technique!!!

The roses from my boys.....

BABY BOY ONESIE MINI ALBUM & CARD

2011-01-22T22:26:00.010-05:00

I finally put my Onesie Sizzix XL die to good use - WOOT!!!! Tomorrow I have my best friends baby shower. This is her first baby and she's having a BOY!!!! From the beginning I knew I wanted to make the onesie mini. Don't ask me why, but I procrastinated.....I hate when I do that. Not only did I make her the mini album tonight, I also made her the matching card which will hold a gift card.

I'm really tired and have to get up early tomorrow so I will leave you with pictures.

The front cover says:
"What we love about you" and the inside pages say:
"your eyes"
"your nose"
"your hands"
"your toes"
"ALL OF YOU!!!"

I left the back side of the pages blank so they can add journaling. When the baby is born, I will take pictures of his eyes, nose, hands and toes so she can add them to the mini.

Thanks for stopping by....have a great day!!

Hugs, T

REORGANIZED SCRAP ROOM

2011-01-19T21:39:00.009-05:00

Last Friday my friend Ana came over and helped me clean out......purge.....and reorganize my scrap room. I needed it sooooo bad!!! She was at my house from 7pm till 3am....yes after working a full day at work, we worked 8 hours in my room. We got so much accomplished. THANK YOU SO MUCH ANA - I appreciate all your help from the bottom of my heart....I had a blast and my room looks great. Part 2 is yet to come but that's after the closet comes down.

Here are some pictures I wanted to share with all of you.

Have a wonderful day!!

Hugs, T

FUN GIRLS DAY OUT!!!

2011-01-08T18:17:00.017-05:00

What a great day today......I spent it with my beautiful daughter Kasi and my local scrap friends Ana and Mercy. I picked up Ana and headed South where we met up with Mercy at her Michaels and O-M-G......that Michael's IS THE BEST!!!!! I thought the one 25 minutes from my house was awesome.....I see myself visiting homestead more often lol. They had TONS of Cricut cartridges for $9.99. I didn't get any because I had most of the ones that were on sale.....BUT they had the brand new recollections items out and WOW...BEAUTIFUL STUFF!!!! I did buy a few pieces - NOT ALL - and a few other goodies. We had a blast - these girls are so much fun!!

After M's we headed to Mercy's house where we hung out for about 30 minutes......her scrap area is GREAT!! She has great size shelves with the Ikea storage boxes.....her punches are on the wall with the rails and she has the most amazing cherished teddies collection - WOWZA!!!! It was really great to see the room where she creates and films her videos. Mercy had found some ornament hooks at Target in gold and silver that my Target didn't have and she also found the alterable boxes from Michael's and she was so sweet to share some with me (pics below).

On the way to take Ana back home we made a pit stop by my house because I wanted her to see my room and give me some rearranging ideas.....her tips were great!!! Kasi and I drove Ana back home and let me just say...her home is so warm and yummy.....even the back yard. I had been there before but I just LOVE her home....it's BEAUTIFUL!!! While in her FABULOUS scrapbook room, she showed me a few ways I can consolidate my flowers, brads, papers, etc. I think that once I start organizing, I will have more room than I thought I did. She gave me some really beautiful flowers that will work great with my Project Life album and a huge role of gorgeous ribbon (pics below) and she gave Kasi this gorgeous vintage/shabby jewelry storage with a mirror (pics below)....we are planning on doing her bedroom very shabby chic so this piece will go perfect with the glass jars I found at M's a couple weeks ago that have these vintage looking crowns with bling on them. We are so excited to start her room as well. In addition, she gave Kasi this really cute pink paper storage, a couple of super cute hand made layouts she created and a brand new pink tote for her scrappy supplies....Kasi was so happy. She is going to switch out her teal and brown tote for the pink one and she will keep it on her desk. THANKS ANA!!! Kasi loves everything and is so grateful!!

Thank you so much girls.....I truly had an amazing day.....we have to do it again!!!

HUGS, T

PROJECT LIFE IS IN OUR HOME!!!!!

2011-01-07T21:47:00.012-05:00

WOOOO HOOOO!!!!! I had the most special gift waiting for me when I got home today (a gift from me to me LOL)!!! It was my Becky Higgins "Project Life" Kit that I had ordered on December 29th. As soon as I walked in the door, I wanted to rip into it right away but I waited.....took a few pictures, prepared and served dinner and then Kasi and I went into our scrapbook room and dug right in. She helped me check all the contents of the kit, set up the first and last pages, peal the protector of the monthly dividers and WOW.......I am so in love with everything.....THANK YOU BECKY!!!

Anywho, I promise to share my monthly "special" 12 x 12 layouts that I will add within Project Life and I will try to do a video quarterly with updates as to the progress of our 2011 family album. We are all super excited about this project.

Hope everyone has a wonderful weekend!!!

Hugs, T

TAKING A BREAK FOR A WHILE........

2011-01-06T04:00:00.008-05:00

Well not exactly 100% but during my 2-3 week crafting break at the end of 2010, I had time to really sit and think about LIFE. I browsed the internet....read blogs and then I found BECKY HIGGINS!!! WOW!!!! She changed my way of viewing what was REALLY important in my life and although I already knew (or at least I thought I knew), she just broke it down to "REALITY"!!!!!

Becky Higgins is an amazing artist and founder of PROJECT LIFE. Documenting moments in your life and the life of your family at any given moment is priceless and it doesn't have to entail all the bells and whistles that my layouts would have. I did a lot of research, read blog of crafters that have participated in Project Life, viewed each and every video of Becky's "12 days of Christmas" and then just fell in love with the idea. My PROJECT LIFE kit was ordered on December 29, 2010 from Amazon.com and I expect it to arrive tomorrow - woooo hoooo!!!!

Here is a little crafting history about me:
At the beginning of my scrapbooking hobby, I had the honor of being a part of BITTEN BY THE BUG with Regina Easter. Regina and I met through the Cricut message board. We both joined in on a Secret Santa and she had ME. YES I was envied by many LOL and I was truly very lucky.....not for the "goodies" I received but for the lifetime friendship that came of it. Our sisterly relationship grew from there. I admire her work (it's awesome), the person she is as a mother, sister, daughter, wife and friend!!! She is my shoulder when I need to cry and vent.....I don't have words to explain my love for her. She is a VERY special friend and she will FOREVER hold a special place in my heart.

Through the Cricut message board I also met Connie Scott and her daughter Becky which I LOVE very much. I can't express in words how much they mean to me ♥

Shortly after I became a designer for Bitten by the Bug, I had the honor of being on the HALLMARK SCRAPBOOK LADYBUG design team. WOW!!!!! Jody and Brad are AMAZING and they too are very dear to my heart and I will forever be greatful to them for having me on their team. During this time, my work was also published in several crafting magazines and as you can imagine, I was ecstatic!!!!!

Two amazing friends blossomed from BBTB and Hallmark Scrapbook. Sharon of Grandma's House of Cards and DeeDee of Scrappin' with DeeDee. OH...EM.....GEEEE, what can I say......summing it up, I LOVE these girls from the bottom of my heart. We may not chit chat often but when we do, we pick up right where we left off and I know should I EVER have a problem, they are just an email/phone call away. Regina, Sharon and DeeDee are MY THREE MUSKETEERS...today, tomorrow and FOREVER!!!

Oh boy......can I now tell you about my fabulous SBFF????? Oh yeah, that's "S" for "Scrappy" BFF LOL Christina from Creations with Christina. Being a part of the very first Christmas with the Cricut (CWTC) and sharing the same week of projects with Christina was all we needed to kick start an amazing friendship. We helped each other with some ideas, informed each other of different techniques and products, emailed every single day because we were both stressed out and wanted our projects to ROCK LOL......after CWTC, we remained great friends. We chit chat on the phone every other week (or so), send each other text messages, etc. She is an amazing friend......my twin sis for life and I love her to pieces!!!!!

Through the crafting years I have also had the honor of being on some AMAZING design teams......SUSANA'S CUSTOM ART AND CARD DESIGNS; GENERATIONS CRAFTING and LINDY'S STAMP GANG. The owners of these company will FOREVER hold a special place in my heart - ALWAYS!!!! They know that if they EVER need anything, I will be here. I love you always Susana, Floren and Tracey!!!!!! I had some wonderful DT sisters that shared their spectacular work with the world. I learned so much from each and every one of them and I can't thank them enough for being a part of my life.

Then I started my Youtube channel and met some GREAT, FABULUOS, STUNNING, AMAZING, TALENTED, GIFTED...you name it.....crafters!!!! To mention a few: Bona, Arlene, Regina F., Rose, Jade, Rina.... and the list goes on - way to many to mention but these few girls totally stand out!!! Because of THEM, I got inspired to make videos. THANKS GIRLS.....I LOVE YOU ALL TODAY AND ALWAYS!!!!! Also this past year, through Youtube (and also my blog), I met some local crafters that are amazing.....Ana, Mercy, Marlene, Olga, Rita, Kathryn, Martica, Yeya .... We had such a blast together the day we all met!!! xoxoxoxo to all of you!!!

Now on a more personal note......As most of you already know, I am a full time real estate paralegal and my office if about a 45 minute commute each way. I come home to cook, clean up, check homework and get ready for the next day. I have a handsome little boy named Damian that will be 9 next week and my beautiful princess Kasi that will be TEN at the end of Febuary!!! (YES they are ONLY 10 1/2 months apart LOL) My son plays baseball (it's his PASSION...uuuummmmm MORE LIKE AN ADDICTION!!!!!). There are two games a week plus 2-3 practices a week. Kasi used to be in gymnastics but decided it was not for her and that's OK. Sundays I spend the day doing groceries for the week, laundry and getting ready to start the week and routine all over again. I know...I'm not the only BUSY mom out there....it's what moms do but.....

When January 1st came, I made myself MANY goals, one of which I already accomplished and one that is going to be a lifetime commitment. My little goals are all HOME related.....deep clean EVERY room in the house, including the two car garage - YIKES, and get organized (this too may take several months). Another goal is to take 2-3 mini vacations this year with my family........first one already booked for March - WOOT!!! I quickly came to the realization that my crafting will just have to be simplified.

My kids and husband are MY LIFE and I want to document all of our special moments together quickly and without all the bells and whistles because to be honest.....at the end of the day, it won't matter how many bells and whistles my projects have, or how many design teams I was on, or how many times I was published in a magazine, or how many gadgets and gizmos I own...........I will NEVER have this time again with my family and I want to enjoy each and every spare moment with them. I know PROJECT LIFE will be awesome and every month, I will include a 12 x 12 layout in my book for the "Special event" of the month (b-day, anniversary, holidays, etc.), spotlight special pictures on a different - stand alone page, etc. I also want my kids and husband to take part in the journaling of this book. Thank you Becky Higgins for opening up my eyes to what documenting life is "REALLY" all about!!! I will share my journey of goals throughout the year, share my Project Life every few months with everyone.

A special "Thank you" goes out to all my Blog followers......all the subscribers to my Youtube channel and all the wonderful friendships that have blossomed from it all.

Best to everyone for 2011!! May your year be filled with lots of LOVE, HAPPINESS, PROSPERITY AND GREAT HEALTH!!!!!

Hugs, T

HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO ALL!!!!!

2010-12-24T04:30:00.006-05:00

I wanted to take this time to say THANK YOU for all your love and support throughout the year. I hope that I have inspired you all as I have been inspired by so many.

A special THANK YOU goes out to all my Design Team sisters....past and present.......and for the amazing friendships that have been created by participating on the same team(s) together. I treasure each and every one of you. The love I receive from my scrappy friends is one of a kind and all of you will always hold a very special place in my heart ♥♥♥♥♥

MERRY CHRISTMAS....may you all be blessed today, tomorrow and forever!!!!!!

Love always, T

I'M ALL FRAMED OUT!!!!!

2010-12-21T20:04:00.010-05:00

Ok so here are two more frames I made this past weekend. I only have ONE more very special frame which I will work on after Christmas and I will share that one with all of you......

Both of these are almost identical. I used the Basic Grey Curio Collection, Prima, iamroses, lots of Tim Holtz and of course my FAVORITE Lindy's Stamp Gang spray.....Golden Sleigh Bells.

Chit chat soon!!

Hugs, T

Christmas Tags - Echo Park

2010-12-17T04:30:00.001-05:00

NO FRAMES TODAY!!!!! I want to share 3 Christmas Tags I made for some friends. For this project I used the Echo Park Everybody Loves Christmas collection from GENERATIONS CRAFTING.

In addition I used Lindy's Stamp Gang Glitz in Scintillating Silver and Desert Moon Cactus Gold. I LOVE these sprays because there is no undertone color just the shimmer. If you haven't tried them you really have to.

Supplies: Echo Park Everybody Loves Christmas papers and journaling cards; misc trims, ribbons and jute; Lindy's Stamp Gang Glitz; Mod Podge; 3-d foam dots; Tim Holtz Tag and Frame die; Papertry Ink cardstock; Ranger Daubber paint in gold, silver, white and powder blue; Liquid Applique; Red Stickles; misc sewing; Memory making snowflakes; misc small clothes pins

Hugs to all,
T

Bo-Bunny Winter Joy Frame

2010-12-13T04:30:00.005-05:00

YES another frame but this one is a small one.....it will fit a 4 x 6 picture. I made this one for my son's teacher...she has twin girls. I really enjoyed working with this Bo-Bunny Winter Joy collection that I got over at GENERATONS CRAFTING. I also used the new Tiffany's Blissful Blue and French Lilac Violet Starburst Spray from Lindy's Stamp Gang - WOW what a beautiful color and it went PERFECT with this collection.

Supplies: BoBunny WINTER JOY: Snow Fall Pattern Paper; Note Worthy; iCandy Brads; Pom Pom Wrap; Bo-Bunny flowers; Lindy's Stamp Gang: Starburst Spray in Tiffany's Blissful Blue and French Lilac Violet; Glitz in Scintillating Silver; Prima Leaves, Tim Holtz Memo Pin; Marvy File Folder punch; iamroses flowers; Misc butterfly; Offray Ribbon, Misc sewing; Martha Stewart Snowflake punch used for masking; Tim Holtz Edge Distress Tool. Those beautiful butterlies on the frame were from a RAK my sweet friend Dianne sent me - THANK YOU!!!

ONE LAST THING......Check out this sale over at Lindy's Stamp Gang - it's awesome!!! See ad below and click HERE to be directed to LSG. In addition, from now until Christmas, LSG is giving away ONE Little Lindy kit each and every day. Check out the info on my side bar to be directly to the Utube video where you can enter for a chance to win ;)

Chit chat soon!

Hugs, T

MERRY CHRISTMAS mini album and altered box (Anna Griffin Calisto Collection)

2010-12-01T04:30:00.003-05:00

I had such a great crafty weekend. I didn't get to do the Black Friday thing because the battery in my car died on Wednesday night, hubby was off to work on Friday and I didn't get it fixed until Saturday, so I took advantage of my time at home to craft.

I made the mini album on Friday and the altered box on Saturday. The Anna Griffin Calisto Collection was so awesome to work with - I LOVE IT!!! This set has such a classy look about it. Hubby told me the box looks like a box of chocolates LOL...he is right.

Anywho let me show you some pictures and the video can be found HERE.

Supplies: Anna Griffin Calisto papers, Journaling tags, 3-D stickers, Die cut borders, Little Lindy Christmas set from Linday's Stamp Gang; Little Lindy Holiday Gold collection; iamroses flowers; Petaloo flowers; Tim Holtz Vintage Photo Distress Ink; Ranger Gold Daubber paint; Maya Road trin, Misc Red Ribbon; pearl brads; jute; TIm Holtz swivel clasp; Tim Holtz Fragment Piece; Glossy Accents; Misc charms; Prima Say it in Pearls with Flower

Hugs to all,
T

CHRISTMAS FRAME - Echo Park Everybody Loves Christmas

2010-11-29T04:30:00.003-05:00

This week I bring you a Christmas theme frame using the Echo Park: Everybody Loves Christmas collection from GENERATIONS CRAFTING.

This project were sprayed using the Lindy's Stamp Gang GLITZ Scintillating Silver which looks like a beautiful pearl color.....LOVE IT!!!

See you soon!!!!

Hugs, T

ECHO PARK: EVERYBODY LOVES CHRISTMAS

Supplies: ECHO PARK Everybody Loves Christmas Bright Stripes pattern paper (back side) and Garland pattern paper; Webster's Pages Trim; misc lace; Prima say it in pearls; Tim Holtz NEW Tag & Frame die; Prima Poinsettia Flowers; Dymo Label Maker; Offray Ribbon; Red Stickles; Misc Sewing; Lindy's Stamp Gang GLITZ Scintillating Silver; Ranger Gold Daubber paint; MM Garment Pin; Tim Holtz Initial Charm; Cricut Expression; Storybook Cricut Cartridge; Papertrey Ink buttons, Twine.

BLACK FRIDAY SALES

2010-11-24T04:30:00.004-05:00

HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO ALL MY BEAUTIFUL CRAFTING FRIENDS!!! Thank you all for your support, wonderful comments and all your inspirations......I couldn't have done it without you and I will forever be grateful!!!!!!

Just wanted to quickly remind you all of some amazing Black Friday sales:

LINDY'S STAMP GANG.... BLACK WEEKEND SALE! everything is 30% off (Use coupon code: black30)

Once a year business owners all go a little crazy and offer sales that are above and beyond normal! We are jumping on board the crazy train this year and offering 30% OFF EVERYTHING, YES, EVERYTHING!!!!

Everything, that is, while supplies last, (and we've been stocking up those supplies!!). But like all good things, our sale must come to an end on 11/28/10. So, come shop with us during our crazy weekend!

Want to know when our next sale will be or just see the amazing new things we're mixing up? JOIN US ON FACEBOOK for exclusive sales just for our "friends", links to our new videos and amazing creations from our designers!

GENERATIONS CRAFTING......Spend a minimum of $25 and get the Bo Bunny - Sticker Grab Bag for only $1! Spend a minimum of $50 and get the Bo Bunny - Paper and Embellishment Grab Bag for only $5! Want them both? Sure! Just spend $50 minimum and get both for only $6! Here's how:

To get the Bo Bunny Sticker Grab Bag for only $1 on Black Friday: Load up your cart with a minimum of $25 worth of goodies, add the Bo Bunny Sticker Grab Bag to your cart and enter coupon code: BLKFRI1 during checkout!

To get the Bo Bunny Paper & Embellishment Grab Bag for only $5 on Black Friday: Load up your cart with a minimum of $50 worth of goodies, add the Bo Bunny Paper & Embellishment Grab Bag to your cart and enter coupon code: BLKFRI5 during checkout!

To get the Bo Bunny Sticker Grab Bag AND the Paper/Embellishment Grab Bag for only $6 on Black Friday: Load up your cart with a minimum of $50 worth of goodies, add BOTH Grab Bags to your cart and enter coupon code: BLKFRI6 during checkout!

Remember: you MUST spend the minimum (see above) in order to get the discount on the grab bags. Also, you MUST add the grab bag(s) to your cart or the coupon code will not work. Coupons for Grab Bags are good on Black Friday - Friday, November 26 - ONLY!! You have until 11:59pm or while supplies last!

HALLMARK SCRAPBOOK.......for all your Cricut supplies - best prices and customer service around!!!!

Hope you all have a blessed Thanksgiving weekend!!!

See you Monday!!

Hugs, T

CHRISTMAS 2010 MINI ALBUM!!!

2010-11-17T05:00:00.022-05:00

Well I must say....this mini album took me one week to complete!! YES ONE WEEK!!!!!! I got the idea of this mini from my friend ROSE. She is super talented and after I saw her Utube video, I ran out of the house and headed to Office Max where I picked up the 9 x 12 envelopes in white. Thank you so much Rose for all your inspiration - your work is amazing!!!!!

So for this mini I used the ENTIRE collection of Webster's Pages Sweet Season Collection........I used each and every pattern paper, the trims, fabric ribbon, journaling cards, and even some Webster's Pages Sparklers and all these items can be found at GENERATIONS CRAFTING. In addition I used some Tim Holtz Antique Linen Distress Ink, New Petaloo Canterbury Collection Flowers; LINDY'S STAMP GANG Glitz Spritz Desert Moon Cactus Gold and LINDY'S STAMP GANG Starburst Stain Golden Sleigh Bells; Martha Stewart Large Snowflake and Dove Punch, Martha Stewart Fine Glitter, New Tim Holtz Tag Die for all the smaller tags, Tim Holtz Memo Pins, Antique White Acrylic Paint, 9 x 12 white envelopes, ivory crochet thread, SU corner ticket punch, Tim Holtz Odds and Ends 100th Stamp Set, Misc Lace, Prima Flowers and Prima Say it in Pearls and Lace.

Since the mini is thick at the spine, I knew I could not use rings and I didn't want to use my Bind it all so I did a search on Utube for BOOK BINDING and I came across THIS VIDEO........OMG it was awesome. I must admit, I watched the video over 10 times before I did my actual book binding, but when I sat down to to it, I bound my mini in 10 minutes......literally!!! I don't know the name of the gentleman, but his tutorial is amazing and if you have not tried the Coptic book binding, you really need to try and bind your next mini this way....you will LOVE IT!!!!!

Ok now I leave you with pictures of the mini and be sure to check out my Utube channel for the video HERE.

Have a wonderful week!! Oh wait a couple of announcement for next weeks sales:

Next Wednesday I will be posing all the sales over at GENERATIONS CRAFTING as well as Coupon Codes right here on my blog .
In addition LINDY'S STAMP GANGis having an amazing Black Friday sale you do not want to miss - SEE AD ON MY SIDE BAR!!!

Hugs, T

LITTLE LINDY KITS!!!

2010-11-10T15:35:00.012-05:00

Just wanted to remind you about the Little Lindy Kit giveaway on the Lindy's Stamp Gang Utube channel (Lindysgang).

If you have never tried Lindy's products, a Little Lindy Kit is perfect for you. Each kit comes with:

One Starbutst Stain
One Starburst Spray
One Moon Shadow Mist and
One Magical Mica

These are avilable in the following colors:
Black, Blue, Green, Vintage Metallic, Purple, Red and Turtuoise

Each Little Lindy Kit is $12.50 but you still have a chance to win ONE set tomorrow and ONE set on Thursday so be sure to check out the video below and follow the instructions to enter for a chance to win!!!! Click HERE to be sent directly to the LSG Utube Channel - comments must be left on the LSG Utube video.

Have fun!!

Hugs, T

FRAMES.....FRAMES AND MORE FRAMES!!!!!

2010-11-08T05:00:00.015-05:00

I think I have FRAME FEVER LOL!!!!! I can't stop altering them but I am having so much fun.....each and every one is different. As a very proud designer of GENERATIONS CRAFTING, today I have 2 different frames to share with you so lets get started quickly....I will be posing the Title, Supplies and then the pictures.....but first I wanted to remind you that if you haven't checked out GENERATIONS CRAFTING - YOU HAVE TO!!!!! They have all the latest collections from manufactures like Basic Grey, Bo-Bunny, Graphic 45, Webster's Pages, Anna Griffen, Echo Park, Prima, Petaloo and many more. I don't know about YOU but I LOVE to be able to shop for everything in one place and their prices are THE BEST - go check it out for yourself HERE. OK now for my projects LOL.....

FAMILY IS EVERYTHING:

Supplies: Papers: Basic Grey CURIO Linen pattern paper and Basic Grey CURIO Ophelia pattern paper; Basic Grey CURIO Rub on book (I added it to the middle of two white e-line prima flowers), Basic Grey CURIO Glazed Brads, Basic Grey CURIO Tabs-Paper Labels, Tim Holtz Walnut Stain Distress Ink, Glitz Design Stamp - Distress Set #1 (used on hand made flowers as well as the backgroud paper), Prima Flowers, Prima Say it in Crystals, Websters Pages Trim, Frame around the picture (Cricut Cart & Expression), Martha Stewart Butterfly punches, Maya Road Rose Trim, FAMILY (from Cricut cart & Expression), Dymo Label Maker, Misc Sewing, Lindy's Stamp Gang Moon Shadow Mist in Tawny Turquoise - misted on the entire project (MATCHED PERFECT!!! - Even added it to some flowers)

MENINA & ME:

This frame I made as a birthday gift for my bosses daughter Jackie. Jackie volunteers at the animal shelter and she is the one that found CUTIE for us and we are so grateful. She has a dog named MENINA so I made her this frame for a special picture of her and Menina.

Supplies: Basic Grey MAX & WHISKERS Maybley paper, Basic Grey MAX & WHISKERS Patches pattern paper; Basic Grey MAX & WHISKERS Take Notes, Basic Grey MAX & WHISKERS Pops (For the little flowers by the title); Prima Say it in Pearls with Lace in Black, Prima Say it in Crystals (Black), Prima Flowers, Prima Leaves, Misc lace and sewing, Dymo Label Maker, Frame around the picture area (Cricut)

Another B-day set!!

2010-11-05T04:00:00.004-04:00

Well another Friday upon us and another week closer to the holidays - wooooo hooooo!!!

My boss hired a new girl to help me out at the office about a month ago and she is such a sweetheart. I was showing her some things on my blog yesterday and she mentioned to me that she wished she had asked me to make a quick card for her daughter so I offered to make the card and a matching altered wooden box.........she told me her daughter LOVES pink and immediately I knew that I wanted to use the BoBunny Allisa Scrap Pink kit that I had used to make all the PINK projects for GENERATIONS CRAFTING. I also took some of the paper, shredded it and crimped it to make the stuffing for the bag - I love to do this with matching pattern paper.

Again I used the dress form stamp that I LOVE so much!!!

Other supplies: Tim Holtz Black Soot Distress Ink; Prima Flowers; Black Acrylic Paint; Tulle; Misc Ribbon; Misc Sewing.

Hope everyone has a great weekend.....I have LOTS of projects to share with all of you next week......and if you are thinking more altered frame - you are right!! There will be a doggie frame using the Basic Grey Max & Whiskers collection; Christmas theme frame using the Echo Park Everyone Loves Christmas collection and another family frame using the new Basic Grey Curio collection!!!!!

ONE MORE THING......Over on FACEBOOK, Generations Crafting is having a giveaway and we all love giveaways. If you have not joined them yet click HERE. The topic is: What have we inspired you to create? Leave a comment on that specific FB post to enter for a chance to win a goody bag full of supplies to help your creativity! Leave your comment by Sunday night and they will announce the winner Monday morning.

See you all next week!!!!!

Hugs, T

SMILE - Picture Frame

2010-11-02T22:00:00.001-04:00

Well it's already HUMP DAY....... can you believe it??? Some of you may have already seen a couple altered frames I have been working on for the kids teachers. I am starting my Christmas gifts early on and not procrastinating as I always do LOL

I really enjoy using the products from Lindy's Stamp Gang and for this specific project I used lots of different ones. The paper is from the Webster's Pages Garden Gala Collection and I sprayed it with Gator Gumbo Olive Starbust Spray to give the shimmer over the entire page. For the flowers I used the California Golden Poppy Starburst Spray as well as the Burnished Brass Moon Shadow Mist. The Filagree key is also from Lindy's Stamp Gang and I used the Twilight Bronze Slate embossing powder to emboss the entire key. I really LOVE the way all these products work so well together.

This is a picture of the products I just listed:

I also wanted everyone to know that now you can join Lindy's Stamp Gang on Facebook HERE.

There is also a nice giveaway going on right now for the newest kits called LITTLE LINDY KITS. If you have not tried out their products, this is the perfect way to get a little of everything. Each kit includes 1 Starburst Stain, 1 Starburst Spray, 1 Moon Shadow Mist and 1 Magical Mica and they are available in a variety of colors. Tracey will be doing a giveaway for EACH COLOR KIT so be sure to check out their Utube Channel HERE. Be sure to check out the entire video because in the end, there will be specific instructions on how to enter for a chance to win one of these amazing kits. Here is a picture of what the kits look like:

Hope you all have an amazing week!!

Hugs, T

CELEBRATE - Card & Bag

2010-11-01T07:12:00.004-04:00

What a weekend.......This is a birthday card and altered wooden bag from Michael's using the Glitz papers which I made for my sisters birthday.

Supplies: Glitz pattern papers: Scarlett Polka and Scarlett Bouquet; Prima bling; Tim Holtz Black Soot Distress Ink; Black lace trims; dress form stamp; elements ribbon; Papertrey Ink card stock; iamroses flowers.

Thanks for stopping by - hope you all have a wonderful week!

Hugs, T

HARVEST FEST AT SCHOOL

2010-10-31T10:36:00.006-04:00

This past Friday my kids had their Harvest Fest at school and they got to dress up in their costumes. Kasi was a Monarch butterfly and Damian was an Army soldier.....here are some pictures from that morning.

YES I added TONS of iamroses and prima flowers to Kasi's head piece and I also added lots of orange and gold stickles to them.

Have a happy and safe Halloween!!

Hugs, T

TeriBeri's Creations

CAMEO DUST COVER!

CAMEO IN THE HOUSE!!!! YAY!!!

Family Time!

Tag You're It!! Top 20 Crafty items in 2011

2011 DECEMBER DAILY!!!

December Daily - Post 3

December Daily - Post 2

DECEMBER DAILY 2011

Some projects :)

HOME MADE CANDY JAR & BUTTERFLY FRAME

MY SWEET CUPCAKE

BEAUTIFUL YOU - Layout

BIRTHDAY CARD

GREAT WEEKEND!!!

Card for "Olivia"

JUST A NOTE

It's your day....celebrate!!!

UPDATE :)

HAND DRAWN CERAMIC PLATE

FAMILY TIME!!!

AMAZING DAY!!!

"It's your day"

EVERY DAY IS A NEW GIFT

YOU can do anything

GRATEFUL for you

ART.....create, imagine, dream, inspire

"every LITTLE THING you do IS Special"

CHERISH THIS MOMENT!!

LET'S SKATE ✭

LAUGH.....Card using Silhouette SD

PROJECT LIFE 6X12 LAYOUT: "US"

MAKE A WISH....(Silhouette SD)

PROJECT LIFE 8X8 LAYOUT: "U & me"

PROJECT LIFE 8X8 LAYOUT: "Always be you....."

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME!!!!!

BEAUTIFUL DAY!!

LAYOUT: "Your laughter makes our heart smile......."

Kasi's "Florida" school project

Vacation Layout (St. Augustine)

WEDDING FRAME (Altered)

WINNER OF OUR GIVEAWAY!!!!

FINALLY MY NEW CRAFT ROOM & A GIVEAWAY TO CELEBRATE!!

NEW LAYOUT......"BLESSING"

AWESOME RAK FROM CHRISTINA OF CREATIONS WITH CHRISTINA!!!!

KASI DONATES HER HAIR!!!!

SOME FABULOUS NEWS!!!!!

MINI FAMILY VACATION!!!!!

DEMOLITION HAS BEGUN!!!!!

AMAZING DAY WITH DONNA DOWNEY!!!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY KASI!!!!!!

KASI'S BIRTHDAY CARD!!!

Donna Downey inspired ♥ Mother/Daughter aprons (HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!!!)

BABY BOY ONESIE MINI ALBUM & CARD

REORGANIZED SCRAP ROOM

FUN GIRLS DAY OUT!!!

PROJECT LIFE IS IN OUR HOME!!!!!

TAKING A BREAK FOR A WHILE........

HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO ALL!!!!!

I'M ALL FRAMED OUT!!!!!

Christmas Tags - Echo Park

Bo-Bunny Winter Joy Frame

MERRY CHRISTMAS mini album and altered box (Anna Griffin Calisto Collection)

CHRISTMAS FRAME - Echo Park Everybody Loves Christmas

***BLACK FRIDAY SALES***

CHRISTMAS 2010 MINI ALBUM!!!

LITTLE LINDY KITS!!!

FRAMES.....FRAMES AND MORE FRAMES!!!!!

Another B-day set!!

SMILE - Picture Frame

CELEBRATE - Card & Bag

HARVEST FEST AT SCHOOL

BLACK FRIDAY SALES