Ribbon Wave ...

is still going strong! We are having a lot of fun over there and you know how I love ribbon {seriously, let's be honest when it comes to scrapping supplies I don't discriminate ;}. So for this week, our challenge was to use 3 pp's, 3 embellishments, 3 diff ribbons and 3 photos and they all had to be different. AND we had to weave the ribbon...so here is my take on this week's challenge. I had to document this look on owen's face..he is such a ham and i knew as soon as he saw this vine that the "mom" was going to come roaring out of me! hence...the title.... ;)



Here is my ribbon weave... I mounted it on cardstock b/c it was much easier to secure and then I put this frame around it. The frame looked blah, so I used some of my myStampBOX stamps on it with some white craft ink. I looove this technique! My Helmar 450 Quick dry Adhesive worked great securing the ribbon down and the frame.

And these fun guys were out for a drive that day, too ;)

Great Ribbon Rave

Hope everyone had a great weekend! We had our St Patty's day parade and it was GORGEOUS! I am glad I put sunscreen on the boys b/c owen missed a spot on his arm and it was bright red...and so was my nose, LOL

but it was really worth it...good friends...good food and bagpipes!!!

Check out this guy....LOVE it!



And these guys were cute with their Shamrocks. We don't live far from where they brew Yuengling:

Next up is the Great Ribbon Rave over at SavvyNSassy. This was the first place I ever joined when I found scrapping on the internet AND it was my first Guest Spot, too! They have awesome ribbon, I know you have heard me talk about it before...

So I joined the contest this time. It is different not judging and being on the other end for sure!

I used some of the new Cosmo Cricket papers and Core'dinations Core Impressions. We got these Cosmo goodies in a product trade with Core, love how generous they are!

We had to use Four Ribbons on our layout and here is my interpretation...


And here are some layered chipboard flowers. I love how sticky these cb pieces are! I know, it's the little things, LOL! And don't forget the SRM stickers!!! I am LOVING these.

SavvyNSassy Ribbon

so this was my last month getting my SavvyNSassy ribbon. I loved my time there! It is still hard to believe that was my first MB i ever joined. I remember signing up there b/c i was a my grandma's house. i know that sounds cheesey but since she is in a nursing home and doesn't really remember me, it means a lot to have that memory.

Holly has been doing a trivia over there everyday that is so fun. So i am going to share it with you {since it is the first one i ever got right, LOL}.

When this six-letter word is capitalized, it refers to a European country and language. When not capitalized, it means to make smooth or shiny. What is the word?

Can't wait to hear your guesses!

Here is a layout I made with the pompom trim SnS June kit. It was filled with such cool colors...yellows, browns and greys.

I also used a tag from Jennifer over at Creative Chaos. I was the June Guest Designer over there and she sent me a package of journaling tags! I used one on this layout, too. I added a fun little tag made from Core'dinations Cardstock that i ran through my Cuttlebug.

And here is a frame I did. It is based on a sketch from UA for their birthday celebration but I have always wanted to make those flag/kite things. I had this wood frame and I love to make frame stuff so i painted it red with some crackle medium and went to town....more SnS ricrac on there and another Creative Chaos journaling spot and more Core'dinations Cardstock.



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here is the sketch:

so so bad....LOL!

don't even want to count the number of days i haven't blogged! i have been swamped.

LSSS is going on over at Serendipity and we finished up our crop over there. I had some projects do for Core'dinations and I have a layout going to CHA! yeah! and i have another project on the Jillbean blog {psyched to be getting a project of theirs pubbed in Scrapbook Trends Holiday book}.

SavvyNSassy {my numero uno place for Ribbon and all things Glimmer Mist and shiny} is having a DT call, so check it out!

AND i have some GREAT NEWS! i got a job teaching at a local community college! it will be one night a week for 4 hours starting mid-july. i am sooooooooooo stoked. this is EVERYTHING i have been working for, well, my whole life. it is my dream to be a college professor and i know this is a small step but really is a huge step for me. i have been sending out resumes forever {it feels like} and to get this call for an interview so exciting. so i have been preparing for the interview for days and have really submerged myself in that.

AND i cannot say ENOUGH about what Forward Progress has done for me. a months ago on this prompt, we all made 5 goals we wanted to achieve in 5 months and i honestly only have ONE MORE TO GO! when i did this month's prompt a week ago, i had three to go and now all i have to do is run my 5k since i got this job!

it's not too late to do your 5 for 5!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

and to be honest. i NEVER would have done any of this if i did not hold my self accountable and get these goals on paper. i was sending out tons of resumes and i finally said, i am going to hand deliver this if i want it that bad and i did just that a few weeks ago. and bam.
here is this month's prompt. we worked on sharing the goals we have achieved so far.

Basic Grey Preorder & Some Review Items

Kristen at Serendipity Scrapbooks is doing a preorder for Basic Grey. From what I hear, preorder may be the way to go b/c these are HOT times! Click here for preordering and don't forget she is doing the deal of the day right now so you have to click on the links to the right that says "sales and specials".

Here are a few review items I did this month for serendipity. Kristen sent me Anna Griffin Flora papers and that includes the flocked butterflies. I also got some Hambly goodies and K&Co Flocked alphas and a few other goodies. 

I just knew I wanted to alter something with this Anna Griffin Botanical paper. I just reminds you of flowers, garden and all that is summer!

I dont' know if you have ever been to Dani's blog but she totally inspires me with her pins and shabby sheek feel to things so I FINALLY used some of the pins I have in my stash! 

I made these seed packets with some Stampin' Up templates I had that I never use. when I went rummaging through my stash, I found them and thought they would be perfect for the packets I bought my mom for Mother's Day.

I added some of my SavvyNSassy ribbon from May's kit!