Peterson Wedding

Okay, this is by far the most unique wedding cake I have done. It turned out to be really fun to make. I loved how they decorated for this wedding I did in April. The favors were those big swirly lollipops in vases. So colorful and fun!! The base of that cake was 20" across!!! Not so fun to roll out fondant that big. That was just one part. Then, we had to transfer it to the cake...and it was square to boot! It was fun and cheerful, though...did I mention fun?:)

Cutie cupcakes

A friend of mine was celebrating her granddaughter's first birthday. She wanted daisies, so this was a fun project. I made the daisies out of gumpaste...the first time I have ever used store bought gumpaste. I was not impressed. It never dried hard. I was glad they stayed firm enough to rise off the cupcake, though. I also injected these with some boysenberry jam...nummy.

Dinosaur ROAR!

Man, do little boys love dinosaurs! I kind of missed out on that having grown up as a little girl:) Michael's kindergarten teacher put on a dinosaur production for the parents and grandparents to come and watch. It was so cute. Of course, Michael was in heaven because it involved making masks. He came home and made his own the next day...this set even had claws. He is so creative. He does these thing all on his own. For this page I used Close to my Heart's Rough and Tumble paper pack. I also got to use their sheer Clover Meadow for the first time ever...thanks Mrs. Wilson for making their masks that color of green!..all in the name of scrappin'!!

Swimmin' Scooter

I have had this picture for a year! I can't believe it has taken me this long to scrap it. Ah, well. I am just grateful that I get Sundays off from my "other" life:) This is my Scooter. He is so animated and I find myself taking a ton of pictures of him. I have to even things out with the other two. I used some really great stuff for the chipboard letters called liquid glass from CTMH. I love this stuff. I also added some of those dew drops around the polka dots. This paper is all from CTMH Good Times set. The brads...love those...were from K & Co. (I THINK) They are so chunky and fun. I wish I had shoes with that pattern on them.

Emporium Gift Set

Okay, this Emporium Paper from Close To My Heart is so fun to work with. This is the new Spring Creative Basics. These were a gift for my hostess of my last gathering. Very easy...the colors were so cheery! I just covered a box that I found at Walmart after Christmas. They had sets of gift boxes for 75%off. Can't beat that! So they were a quarter a pair. LOVE IT!

Birthday Card

Today is my brother-in-law's birthday. So I whipped this card out this morning. I used the CTMH Serendipity paper pack from last year. I hope he doesn't mind the flowers on the front!! HA HA I never understand why they waste a perfectly good masculine color scheme on flowers...leave those for the pansy colors!!:) It was a quick card and fun to make, though.

Fathers Day Pages

I am now full swing into my school year. I am doing pretty well at balancing family\home\church life with school. I have NOT, however, learned how to make time for my craft time. I have missed it so much. Oh, well. I always have the weekends:) I spent a fun day last Saturday making these pages. I was really scared of using CTMH's new Emporium bulk paper. Now, after using it and seeing it up close, I LOVE IT! This is the paper pack that is highlighted on the front of our new Idea Book. I love the blues and greens, I was just scared of the chocolate piece.I chose to use the kiss method with my alphabet solos stamp set. This is when you ink up your solid stamp, then press it onto another detail stamp to create a texture on your solid stamp. In this case, I inked up the "D" and pressed it onto a swirly stamp from the "Western Flourishes" stamp set. I twisted the "d" while pressing it, but other times I have just pressed without the twist. It turns out to have a little more white showing when I twist. I think I like it better with just pressing...no twisting:)

I also added some little charms that were available with our Connection Club last year. I love these little guys. They are sooo cute!

Here is the second page that went with it. I love making these pages. I love the memories they bring back!