HELLO Lovelies!!!

I'm finally back!!! I've just been recovering from the

 holiday hustle and bustle, and now 

I'm feeling like things have settled and back to normal! Yay!

So I've been working on a few things and here's 

the project I'd like to share today!  

Hope you like it!  

Please let me know what you think! 

That would be AWESOME! Lol!

The mini & altered box feature some lovely

I AM ROSES

I also used the Paper Heart Collection from Crate Paper,

along with the chipboard set from the same collection.

You can check out the vid  HERE  if you'd like a closer, 

more detailed look.

And for those in the shopping mood...

quick and easy links to the lovely flower used on this project:

Mixed Brown Medium Daisy Flowers

White Paper Flowers

Pink Semi Open Rose Buds

White Paper Roses

White & Pink Paper Roses

Small Brown Flowers 2 Tone

Small Classic Crochet Flowers

Well my friends...  I'm gonna head back to my scrappy place,

and see what I can whip up next!

Thank you so much for stopping by, and I hope you'll 

have time to leave a comment. Would love to hear from you guys!

Hugs,

Yvonne

Farewell 2011...

Wow! The last day of the year... unbelievable!

It was a year of many blessings, which I am

ever so grateful for.

My family is happy and healthy, and we've settled

into the rhythm of having our baby girl away at college.

Professionally, I have THE best set of third graders I

have EVER had!  They are sweet and kind, well-behaved, 

and well-mannered! 

And my crafty life... well, it's just... mmm...

AWESOME!!!

I've been scrapbooking forever, or so it seems.  I started

when my daughter was just a wee lil' one, and 

now she's ninteen. I still remember the first

Creative Memories party I attended... that's

where it all started.  I was so smug! Megan was in pre-school,

Max was just a baby, and all I could think of was, "who

the heck has time for this???" And seriously, back then

it was just solid papers, glue sticks, scissors, and stickers!

We've come a long way, haven't we?

Now, scrapping is all I ever want to do! LOL!

This card was inspired by Jo, she's paperdrama on youtube, and

basically she's amazing...

The image is from the Kiki LaRue collection, and

she's adorable.  The paper is from Basic Grey, 

the "Out of Print" collection, I believe.

The senti is from Fiskar Clear Stamps, and the set is called

"Latte Love." The lovely flowers & leaves, which have all been sprayed

with Lindy's Stamp Gang Cactus Gold Glitz Spritz, are from

I Am Roses.

Pink Cherry Blossoms

Pink Daisy Flowers

Mini White Paper Roses

Small Brown Flowers 2 Tone

Small Soft Green 2 Tone Maple Leaves

This next card was a quickie I made for my 

momma on her birthday! Super simple and she LOVED it!

Oh boy, this turned into the longest post ever!

Thank you for visiting and thank you checking my blog out!

May the new year bring you much love, health, and happiness!

Hope you'll come again!

Graphicat's December Sketch Challenge!

It's not too late!!!

You can still submit an entry to this month's sketch challenge

over at Cheri's Sketch Challenge Blog.

This month you can select your favorite "Cheri" Sketch

to prepare your own creation!

AND the prize this month will be a three month guest DT spot!

This is the sketch I used, it's one of my favs...

And here's what I made...

The lil' cutie is a Kiki La Rue stamp, and the senti

is another FAB creation by our lovely Cheri

and can be found at her store!

Graphicat Designs

So go on over and check it out... the Graphicats would love

you have YOU join in on all the "Graphicats" FUN!!!

Thanks for stopping by my friends, hope you're

enjoying your holidays!

Hugs,

Yvonne

Christmas Goodies...

Hey there my blogger buddies!

I'm so pumped about the holidays!!! Are YOU???

I've been busy in the crafty/laundry room (lol!)

Here are some of a few items I've recently completed:

An Altered Recipe Box

Aren't these I Am Roses divine???

I used the following:

 Big Red Gardenia 3.5"/9 cm  

 Big White Gardenias

White Mini Paper Flowers

Small Soft Green 2 Tone Maple Leaves

A Shabby Chic Christmas Tree

This was a lot of fun to created, it just sat in my room for a few weeks,

and everytime I found something that matched, I slapped it on there! LOL!

I used the same mini flowers and maple leaves as the first project, 

but I also added the mini roses.

Mini Mixed Blue and Natural Paper Roses

 Hope you guys enjoyed the pics, I'll come back later and add one more projects, 

but right now I've got to run out and do some xmas shopping before

anyone gets home!!!

Have a great day, thanks for stopping by, and I hope you'll return!

Smooches,

Yvonne

Dilo En Español Challenge #6

Dilo En Español Challenge #6

Theme: CHRISTMAS!!/Navidad

Giveaway: Stamp Set of Choice

This challenge will be up for all December! 

Abby will have the next challenge in January!

And here are the challenge RULES:

Link your ORIGINAL post with project up to Inlinks

Subir su proyecto ORIGINAL al link de Inlinks en la pagina 

www.scrapbookaholicbyabby.com

 This HAS to be a NEW project!

Tiene que ser un projecto NUEVO!

 Deadline for this challenge will be midnight December 31, 2011 @ Midnight PST

Fecha limite sera hasta el 31 Diciembre, 2011 medianoche hora del pacifico

 Mention that your project is for "Dilo En Español Challenge"

Menciona que el proyecto es para el Reto de Dilo En Español

Project theme "Christmas"

 El tema del reto es "Navidad"

ONE project per blog

Solo UN proyecto por blog!

Now go out there and have a scrap~happy time!!!

Thank you for stopping by! 

Hope you'll join the challenge!

Enjoy your weekend, And Happy Crafting!!

Smooches,

Yvonne

Set of 6 Card Swap

Hey Lovelies!!!

Hope you're all doing well on this beautiful day!!

I want to share a set of 6 greeting cards that I prepared to swap with 

my new friend Aurea.

The swap was sponsored by myscraproom.ning, which happens 

to be one of my favorite sites to go visit, hang out, and chat!

All of the cards feature a beautiful assortment of 

I Am Roses

Here are some pics:

You can see more details on the video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zVIh4p-30IM

Here are the links to the flowers I used:

White Cherry Blossoms
http://www.iamroses.com/index.php?lay=show&ac=cat_show_pro_detail&pid=83443
 Ivory Gardenias  
http://www.iamroses.com/index.php?lay=show&ac=cat_show_pro_detail&pid=83101

 Mini White Paper Roses
http://www.iamroses.com/index.php?lay=show&ac=cat_show_pro_detail&pid=54315

Small Brown Flowers 2 Tone 

http://www.iamroses.com/index.php?lay=show&ac=cat_show_pro_detail&pid=94074

Thanks for dropping by!
Smooches,

Yvonne

I Am Roses ~ December Color Challenge

Hello my dearest Blog Buddies!!!
OMG!!! It's DECEMBER!!!
Can you believe it???
There's just so much to be excited about this month!
The Holidays, the Winter Break, having the family TOGETHER!
It really is "the most wonderful time of the year!"
And now we get to add a lil' more joy with another contest!

Are you ready for our first I Am Roses Color Challenge? 

It’s happening right now.  

Here’s your chance to win some of the same fabulous flowers 

that the Design Team uses. 

Head on over to the 

"I Am Roses Challenge Blog"  

for more details and challenge rules.

Here is the project I created, 
can you guess what the challenge "color" is?

Yup! Blue&White! Makes me think of a Winter Wonderland! :)

Good luck my friends... Now get to craftin'!!! Lol!!!

Smooches,

Yvonne