Good Day, Sunshine

Hi friends! I am back to posting again on a regular basis I hope. I realize all the time how scrapping and being creative is my release, and how important it is for me to make time for it, so I have promised myself that besides design team assignments, I am going to make a little extra time this holiday season to craft! Which shouldn't be hard to do because the winters here in the Pacific northwest are much, much colder than Alabama. It will be my first Oregon winter! So far I have really enjoyed the seasonal changes here. They have been gorgeous!! I will be sharing some photos later this week of some of the fun stuff we've done this  fall, not to mention the awesome foliage:)

Ok, onto my share for the day. Pardon my pics, I didn't get great shots of these because it was so dark out the last few days, I had to take them inside and artificial lighting is never the best for details :) that and well I guess  I really need to invest in a light box!??

I did this layout using some of the fabulous products from the Frosted Designs store, Fab Scrape Shabbylicious line, Heidi Swapp stencil, dylusions mist, and UM WOW chipboard pieces covered in gesso. It was a pretty simple layout, I was working with a sketch from an old  issue of Scrapbooks, Etc. Which I had been saving for this particular photo.

That's about it for today! I hope I started your week off right, with a little sunshine:) I will be back for very soon for my first try at 'workdesk Wednesday' an  then later in the week with photos from fall. I have missed my blogland friends. Feels good to be back! Please leave me son I've so I can go check out your blog too :)

Until next time, scrappy friends :-) VV

card + a secret

Good morning friends! Hope the start to your September has been good so far! I can't complain too much except that the next 2 weeks are going to kind of suck schedule wise, I will be working more hours than normal while one of the other managers at the store is on vacation. Which, in the end means more $ for me but it doesn't leave me alot of scrapping or fun time. So I have been trying to get ahead of the game and do all the projects I have due for September, including some challenges that I'd like to compete in. I meant to get going on them yesterday while I was off, but I was messing around with the look of my blog. I only meant to change the background and then I accidently deleted a whole bunch of stuff and had to spend 2 hours starting from scratch again so it wouldn't look weird! Well, for now it looks better I think it's not totally perfect and I will be adding stuff as I go, but for now it's a new look?!! What do you think?

So Frosted Designs new scrapbooking kit and supplies store opens in 2 DAYS!!! I am so excited to still be part of this team and be able to share some inspiration for all of the great new products we will be carrying. If you haven't already, please follow Frosted Designs on facebook and stay tuned to the BLOG for the launch of the new store in just a few days! The Design team has lots of fun challenges planned and we will be sharing up lots of inspiration for you every single day!!

Ok, so isn't that exciting? In the midst of all these changes, I was able to throw together a quick birthday card for my stepmom who's bday was August 27th and get it off into the mail to her along with a jar of my very first batch of homemade pear butter :) I hope she and my dad enjoy it! 

I had all these scraps from one of my favorite Authentique lines, and I knew I had been saving them for something special. I just love the color scheme, all I did was paste them around the card covering the blank white, then put large pearls for the flower centers. I also cut out another piece of yellow patterned paper that I stamped and inked and then pop dotted up. Under that I put a scrap of fabric, a vintage button, mini wood veneer camera, and a paper rose. I misted lightly over this and then started the inside with a bit of stamping and the back with paper and mist. All total, it probably took me about 20 minutes to make.

Well that is all for today. Check back in with me in a few days for more inspiration... Tim's Tag for September, more CSI case files, and of course new challenges for Frosted Designs!! Can't wait to share again:) Until next time scrappy friends~VV

how 'bout a 'STAYCATION' ???

Good afternoon blogland! I hope everyone enjoyed their weekend... I went to a family reunion that my parents were hosting Fri and Sat and today and Mon I am home trying to get some house cleaning done and hopefully wedding stuff done too. I can't believe it's only 110 days away! OMG!!

Okay, well on to my crafty share for the day. I was able to go to our monthly crop last Friday night at Scrapping Frenzy. I was 2 hours late but I still managed to do 2 layouts!! So proud that they are just fun ones and non-DT related stuff. I also got to meet some of the lovely ladies and regular customers of the store and had alot of fun!! This is one of the layouts I completed, titled 'staycation'. The pic is from last summer at fly creek cafe, it's my step brother, brother in law, and my niece and nephew chilling outside on the sand on a

late summer afternoon- I liked this picture of them so much I just had to steal it from facebook! I have lots of pics like that, and tons that I need to print too! :D maybe I can do that this weekend! Okay, here are the pics. I apologize for the crooked pics I couldn't get them to rotate for some reason!! 

AGH! Just think of it as abstract art! Some close ups:

Thanks for taking a look! This is my first non-DT related share in a few weeks, glad that I had the extra time in June to do a few new pages for my personal album. I think I was just feeling extra inspired! I hope it continues through July....cause it's gonna be a very busy month!! I hope to be back tomorrow with more non-DT related layouts to share and a sneak peek at my 'special project' for July!!! Ok, well enjoy the rest of your Sunday night :) Until next time, Peace~ VV

Supplies List:

kraft striped paper, background paper and chipboard birdies- Oriental Trading Companyyellow 

paper flowers (kraft and light teal)- Recollections

large circle paper- Basic Grey 'Lime Rickey'

vintage buttons, travel journal tag, arrows- from my stash

brown letters by Thickers

white and yellow cardstock by Bazzil

yellow/white and green/white baker's twine by Queen and Co.

Stick-on Summer Quotes by Me & My Big Ideas mat sticker stack

large dew drop and birdies eyes- dew drops by The Robin's Nest

Glimmermist by Tattered Angels in lily pad

Colorbox chalk ink by Clearsnap in chestnut roan, dark brown

denim flower, green spotty button, crochet doily and yellow cabachon by Purple Pumpkin Crafts