Happy St. Patrick's Day!

I had never done anything for St. Patrick's Day until I was in high school.  I got a job at Bennigan's my sophomore year and when I showed up for my first St. Pat's I wasn't even wearing green.  I kept getting pinched and EVERYONE that came in wanted to know why I wasn't wearing green.  Apparently having green eyes isn't enough :)  After working there for a total of over four years, I got into the holiday.  It's a fun, crazy night when you work at an Irish bar!
As a grown-up, I don't get to celebrate anymore, but that's okay :D  I did want to do something for the kids this year, so I baked green cupcakes with green sprinkles and I made them these little pot of gold treats.

They were pretty excited.  I actually had some help with these from the lovely and talented Emma :)  My friend and her daughter Emma came over the other day to learn a little about quilting and her Emma was a big help. She painted these and put all the goodies in them while her mom sewed and I ironed. 

Have a great night!

Xyron Friends Friday!

Who doesn't like winning great stuff?  Head over to the Xyron Facebook page and leave a comment on their Friends Friday post for a chance to win some awesome Xyron machines!

Here's what they have to say:

Friends Friday: We would like to add some new Facebook Friends during Craft Month. Help us and post first names of your friends that might be interested in Xyron products and tell them to "LIKE" us. We will "GIVE AWAY" Blue machines.. 1.5", 2.5" and 5" create-a-stickers, Magic Sticker Maker, and a Every Day Stories Album to 5 random posts below on Mon. Start sharing the link. Have a great weekend and good luck.


So, suggest the Xyron page to your friends and become a fan too!  Good luck!

Brotherly Love

Another layout for you today!  This was based on a recipe challenge over at Scrap Chicks.  I used another old Studio Calico kit along with some other bits and pieces.  I can't believe how big Tucker is now compared to the chubby little guy he was in this picture!

Mr. Magoo

This is one of my new favorites. I used stuff from one of my old Studio Calico kits and a challenge from Scrap Chicks.  We had to interview someone and I just used the questions that the DT member, Kari used when she interviewed her daughter.  I love the blues and yellows together!
Thanks for stopping by!

Canvas Corp. Burlap

A little while ago Canvas Corp. sent me a cute box full of goodies for me to use with my Xyron adhesives.  Now, I was asked to make up a layout based on a sketch for Scrap Chicks and I thought that their black and white patterned paper and burlap sheet would be perfect!  Here is what I came up with...

I had these pictures of my mom reading to the boys and my nephew up at the cabin and thought that they'd look great for this sketch and with the Canvas Corp. stuff. 
Thanks for checking it out!

More layouts

I've been working on challenges and sketches the for the last two days, so I thought I'd share some more of them with you!  These are both based on sketches from Scrap Chicks.

These were both made with Imaginisce papers and embellishments, and my Xyron adhesives.  The new mega runner is awesome!  This line has the cutest embellishments that go with it, and I love their little stamps.  It's a good thing that I have so many more birthday pictures to scrap :)

Layout and Sketch Class!

Wow.  Things have been a little crazy around here.  My youngest has pneumonia.  One of the twins has Influenza A.  I still have party decorations up.  Not a lot of crafty time happening around here.
I did get about a half hour yesterday to run into my room and scrap.  Over at Scrap Chicks (link is over on the side bar) there is a sketch class going on this month.  I LOVE sketches.  Whether you just don't have any mojo or you're short on time, a sketch can really help you to get some layouts done!  I hope you like it!