CHA Wishlist...Part 1

Happy Sunday!

I hope you are enjoying this gorgeous day, 

even though it is rainy and mild here in our little

part of this wonderful world!

As many of crafty friends new, 

CHA (Craft & Hobby Association)

is happening this weekend

 in Anaheim, California, 

where various artsy fartsy companies/people

meet to look and showcase their products/works.

(I will be there one day!lol)

These past couple of weeks have

seen some new releases from 

many crafty companies.

I have oohed and aaahed, 

and drooled, and sadly, shook

my head at some of the releases.. lol

Even though Christmas has just ended, 

this show is kinda an exception. Am I right??

So, I though I would share with you all

some of my absolute favorites from the past

couple of weeks:

First up, Bella Blvd.

I will be honest, I was never really a fan of this company.

Then, a new collection was released last year, 

Illustrated Faith.

And I was hooked!!!

Bella Blvd. came out with a brand new

collection, She Blooms.

Beautiful colors!

And Bella Blvd has also extended products to 

the ever-growing popular

Illustrated Faith line:

All the basics for bible journaling:

alphabet stickers, numbers, cute icons,

die cut shapes, bible verse prompts, 

enamel hearts, washi tape!!!, 

cute clips, and more....swoon!

Yeppers, must haves for me!

Another product that has caught my eye

is from the master, Tim Holtz.

From the Idealogy, to alterations, Stampers Anonymous, 

whoa!

The first thing that caught my eye, 

was the absolute amazing stamp set from

Stampers Anonymous.

First there were Crazy Birds (love!!), 

and there will be Crazy Cats!!

EEEEKK!!

So excited!

Designed by designer extradoinaire, Kristine Werner, 

who I think was the perfect choice to design this set.

Must have for me!!

Another must have:

THIS!

Just like the Distress marker, but in crayon form!

Ummm....YES!!!

And this. New Thinlets from Sizzix:

When I saw this, I 

automatically thought that these would be

perfect for Project Life!!

Onwards!

Pinkfresh has come out with more goodies.

Awesome stamp sets, which

I have drooled over.

One appealed to me tremendously, as

it seems it was made for me! 

4 x 6 stamp set

Bibliophile by Kaitlin Sheaffer for Pinkfresh Studio

Again, another perfect set for Project Life!

And then there is Prima.

I really love their products.

Especially Julie Nutting!!

And she has come out with more dolls!

I have quite a few, and between myself and my daughter, 

they get played with...quite a bit! lol.

SWOON!!!

(I haven't shown these to my little one, yet, as

she will be too excited, and wanting them right away!lol)

Annnnddd.....

Prima has also come out with more watercolor

products!!!

Can I have a woot woot??!!

(In case you did not know, I am a watercolor fanatic!!)

I think I want every single item here!

seriously!

I need to talk to hubby. lol

So, I will leave it here for now!

There are a few more items I want to share with you!

What has caught your eye??

Until next time, mes amies!

Be safe. Get crafty!

Thank you!

Happy Saturday!

I hope you are all doing great!

Well, everything is getting back to 'normal', 

it seems, with the holidays now behind us.

Kinda happy, kinda sad.

Oh well, right?

A new challenge is starting over on 

the Hiding In My Craft Room blog.

This week, it is, (brace yourselves!)

HIMCR #233 - Super Scraps Saturday!

Yay!

There is a new sponsor this week, too!

 Robyn's Fetish Digital Stamps and More!

The giveaway is 3 images from Robyn's Fetish, 

winner's choice!!

There are some really cute images there!!

The Design Team were given a choice of 3 images to play with.

I chose the apple one, 

and this is what I created:

I used my Tim Holtz Distress Ink markers to color, 

and the papers are from Simple Stories Harvest lane

(an older collection!)

The heart is a word veneer, from stash, colored with

a Pitt artist marker.

The stamped sentiment is from Kelly Purkey Hey dude

stamp set, exclusive to Simon Says Stamp.

A very simple card, but I really like it!

Be sure to check out the other members

of the Design Team to see their creations.

You have until Friday to link up your creations!

Hope you can play!

Until next time, 

Be Safe. Get crafty!

Black, white and red

Happy First Saturday of a New Year!

New day, new year, 

New challenge over on the 

Hiding In My Craft Room blog!

This week, it is:

HIMCR #232 Black & White + 1

And our sponsor this week is the ever

delightful Digital Delights!

Digital Delights by Louby Loo is your one stop shop 
for all your digital stamps, paper piecing 
and digital products which are instantly downloadable.
They also have a wide range of digital papers 
and cut files for all your crafting projects. 
Their low prices reflect our belief that crafting
 should not only be fun but affordable too!!

The giveaway is
  $5 gift certificate!

The Design team were given some images to choose

from, and I choose a cute little fella!

Then, it was deciding which colors to use.

And what medium.

oye--decisions, decisions!

I decided on watercolors--a personal favorite.

With the advice of my trusty sidekick, 

it was decided that I should use red as my other color.

So, without further adieu, 

here is my project for this week:

As you can see. I cheated a bit.

I added a tad of green.
(shhhh! don't say anytthing....!) ;)

What I love about watercolors is that I can control

the intensity of the color.

So, red can be bright, or soft, or even pink.

I used my Derwent watercolor pencils--adore them!

Papers are from Studio Calico Seven Paper-Amelia line.

The red cardstock is from Core-dinations, which
was also embossed with a WRMK embossing folder.

The loopy paper tape is from Basic Grey.

The wood button/nickel is from Jillibean Soup.

I added a bit of Stickle glitter glue to the flowers and buttons.

And there you have it folks!

I hope you can play along!

You have until next Friday to link up your projects!

Until next time, mes amies, 

Be safe. Get crafty.

New Year, New thoughts.....

Happy January 1st, 2016!! 

WOW--that is going to take some time to write--2016!

Yowza!

I hope you had a pleasant holiday, and

are still enjoying it!

New Year's Day is always

a bittersweet time for me.

Always has been, for as long as I can remember.

I spend time reflecting on the past year, 

and think...and think...and reflect..

Not always good. ;)

2015 was the year for ups and downs.

From my son's back surgery, 

purchase of our house, 

to job loss of both my husband and I not soon after,

to my youngest starting Kindergarten, 

to my sons graduating high school

AND starting college.

Not only starting college, but moving away

to be able to attend college.

Health scare for me.

Then to new employment for both hubby and I.

(what a relief!)

yep, it was a roller coaster year !

2016 is here. For 365 days.

wow!

I don't know what 2016 has planned for us, but

we have to roll with the punches, and stay positive!

One day at a time.

I do have some crafty goals for this year.

I would like to share with you:

*Be more active on my blog.

*Become more familiar with my camera--

take better pictures!!

*Be more consistent with Project Life

*Develop my own style

*Try new techniques--step out of comfort zone

These are just my crafty goals.

And I pretty positive they are attainable!

:)

I have personal goals, lifestyle and health goals.

I am goal orientated this year, it seems!

So, have an amazing day!

I will be back tomorrow with my post for

Hiding In My Craft Room.

Until then, 

Be safe. Get crafty!

Cheers!

Happy Saturday! 

Happy Holidays!

I hope you all had a safe and happy holiday, and still are!

Ours was...interesting. Lol

Our area ended with a freak windy storm on Thursday.

Which led to power being knocked out for some time.

Thankfully, where we live, because

Of where we live, we have a generator. 

And fireplaces. Also, the weather was very mild.

There wasn't any snow on the ground-- it was in the plus temperatures.

Very un-seasonal! Anyways, no power.

Let me say, one does not realize how much they rely on 

The electricity until they are without it!

I had started the turkey very early, thankfully, 

And it was almost finished by the power decided to take a break.

Finished cooking it on our wood stove.

But, it was all good.

Santa stopped by during the night, and

April almost caught him. She did see him, and tried to

Catch, but Santa was too quick for her!

He did leave lots of goodies for everyone.

Enough of that, right? Onwards!

So, with the holidays, things are a little behind here in blog land, 

As you may have noticed. Lol

I have my challenge ready. Had it ready for some

Time, but......you know.

As for the challenge, my internet is not reliable right now, and is

Giving me the hardest time. Grr! 

But I will show you my card, and I will edit my post later on, 

When Laurie has the official blog up.

As you can, I made a shaker card! They are such fun!

All the. Papers are from DCWV, and the

Stars are actually foam stickers from 3L Adhesives, 

With lots of glitter on! 

The sequins are from Studio Calico, 

And the letters ("CHEER") are from Echo Park.

My girl is coloured with my Prismacolor coloured pencils.

So that is it! 

See you soon,  my peeps!

Be safe. Get crafty.

Laura

Ode to my Favorite Challenge

Happy Saturday!

wow!

Crunch time--

the big day is almost here!

My college son is home--

he finished up his last exams this past week.

And he did well!!!

So proud of him!

I know his last exam, 

Parisian French, was quite 

a challenge.

I tried to help him, 

as I am bilingual,

but Quebec French

and Parisian French are very different

in writing, grammar terms.

But he did it!

And my little girl is off 

Kindergarten for her winter break.

She is pretty excited.

I am blessed--

my 3 children and hubby are with me, 

and my pooch!

Love them all!

Enough babbling!

New challenge over on the 

Hiding In My Craft Room blog!

HIMCR #230 - Favorite HIMCR 2015 Challenge!

How awesome is that???

My favorite challenge would be either 

Freestyle or Favorite Die Cutting machine.

For this card, I used my 

Cuttlebug, with one of my

many embossing folders.

(I love embossing folders--!!)

The blue sparkly paper

is from DCWV, cut from

my Cricut machine, from the

Winter Wonderland cartridge.

The snowman stamp is from HOTP, 

colored with my Prismacolor

colored pencils.

Although you cannot see it, 

the strip is metallic.

sigh--camera is giving me issues...

So, there you have it folks!!

Link up your creations!

Cannot wait to see what you all 

have done!

Until next time!

Be safe. Get crafty!

Born to shop

Happy Saturday!

wow!

What a week! a whirlwind week

indeed!

First, it was my birthday this past Wednesday!

A wonderful day with my family, 

minus my college boy.

Then, my daughter

woke up with a complete body

rash---all over!

Fun! NOT!

My first thought was chicken pox, 

with the way the bumps were.

But nope, the nurse confirmed it.

A food allergy.

and just like her mama, to Kiwis.

More fun. sigh!

She is fine now.

thankfully!

Breathe in, breathe out!

right??

So, today will see hubby and I

finishing up our Christmas shopping

for the church Christmas baskets, 

and for our kiddos.

And there is another challenge 

over on the

Hiding In My Craft Room!!

This week, HIMCR #229 - Super Scraps Saturday

yay!!!

The sponsor is The Paper Shelter!

The giveaway is a $15 Gift Certificate!

swoon!

I adore these images!

The design team were given a choice 

of images to use.

I chose Christmas Shopping.

When I first saw the image, 

an idea for a layout came to mind.

Love it when that happens!!

I decided to use this image for 

a Project Life spread.

Unfortunately, 

my photos are developed--grr! lol

So, I will not post the spread sans photo.

sorry!

But here is my 3x4 card for my spread.

So that is it for me for now!

Be sure to link up!

Cannot wait to see what you make!

Be safe, folks! Get crafty!

Christmas Colors

hey, hey, hey!

Thanks for stopping by!

Can you believe that we are in December?

Already??

yikes!

2015 is just flying by--

what a year!

I personally will be happy

to see it go...

;)

A new challenge is starting over 

on the 

Hiding In My Craft Room today.

HIMCR #228 - Christmas Colors!

Convenient, is it not??

And this week's sponsor is:

The giveaway is 3 Digital stamps from Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps!

YAY!

I adore their images!!

So, the Design Team were

given some images to play with.

I chose the Country Snowman Digital Stamp

Here is what I created. 

(of course, another tag--need many of these!)

I colored this cute little guy with
my Prismacolor colored pencils.
Papers are from Teresa Collins.
Sentiment sticker is from BoBunny.
Snowflake bling stickers are from
the Dollarama! (go figure, right??)
lol

That is it for me for now.

Cannot wait to see what you have come up!

Be sure to check out our newest 

design team member--

Katie Williams!!

Woohoo!

Until next time, friends!

Be safe. Get crafty!