Pretty things that make my heart happy...

Just some little lovelies that my sister-in-law picked up for me today...aren't they pretty? They make my heart sing! I can't wait to plant them in the backyard in a few weeks.
Speaking of pretty things...how about another give-away? Emma's Paperie has graciously asked me to guest design for them this month, and I got to choose some gorgeous things from the store to give away. All you have to do is leave a comment on Emma's Paperie blog to win this:
Old World Message Cards by Webster's Pages
Turquoise Petite Trim by Webster's Pages
Anastasia Rub ons by Bo Bunny
Ever After Something True Patterned Paper by Cosmo Cricket
Ever After Something Special Patterned Paper by Cosmo Cricket
Ever After Something New Patterned Paper by Cosmo Cricket
Designer Flower album by Kaisercraft

A winner will be randomly chosen on April 16th. Good luck!

Woohooo!

Congrats to my Pink Paislee give-away winner, PattiM!! You have won a Pink Paislee prize package worth $35! Thanks sooooo very much to everyone who left comments, it sure was fun reading all of those! Some of you even made me giggle with your comments. =)

I'm off to bed....have been scrapping my heart out this evening....but before I go, I thought I'd share with you a couple of cards made recently.

This one was created for this week's challenge at Emma's Paperie. If you haven't visited Emma's store, you MUST! She has everything under the sun, including the ever-so-yummy Melissa Frances goodies that everyone has been looking for but can't find. I just ordered a bunch of things! I'm trying to be good lately, but it's so hard... =) She also has all of the new Pink Paislee and Jenni Bowlin that I used here on this card:
On the next card, I had fun with my new lace punch by Fiskars on the edges of some new Fresh Twist paper by Melissa Frances and added a Tattered Angels frame on the front. I used the frame as a template and traced it, then cut it out, so the sentiment on the inside of the card peeks through to the front. The rub on is a Spring rub on by Melissa Frances, pearl is Attic Treasures by Melissa Frances and flower is just a silk flower from the craft store. I added a bit of glitter to the frame also.
All right...I need to grab a few winks. I'll be back soon! Thanks for stopping by!

Welcome to the Pink Paislee BLOG HOP! **now closed**

I'm so glad you stopped by for the blog hop today!

For my Pink Paislee spring project, I created two little Easter eggs using foam eggs from the craft store. On one egg, I cut out a bunch of the little butterflies from the Delightful paper from the Enchanting line and used pins to hold them onto the egg. (Before I started, I wrapped a ribbon around the middle and tied in a bow.)
The second egg is simply covered with the border stickers from the Enchanting line sticker book and some pom pom trim! The little brown butterfly is a rub on from the Enchanting Press Ons.
Very quick and easy to make! I just set them in a little tray with some of the chipboard pieces tucked in.

And we also thought it would be fun to get to know the Pink Paislee designers a bit better, so here is a tad bit about me....

1.) Where did you grow up? Do you still live there? I grew up near Rapid City, South Dakota and lived there for 30 years. Shortly after my husband and I were married, he finished his 4 years in the military and landed a job in New York in computer networking, so here we are! I still miss home like crazy, but having been here in NY now for 8 years, it seems like my home to me now.

2.) What is a typical day like for you? The typical stay-at-home-mom stuff: get up at 7:30, get Taylor ready for school, feed her breakfast and get her on the bus, run errands, clean house, do laundry, play with Kati, scrapbook when/if I get time or most often scrap after they go to bed!

3.) What is your favorite fashion accessory? I love big earrings, namely my silver hoops.

4.) What is playing on your ipod right now? No Ipod for me yet!

5.) Name one television show that you MUST TIVO each week? I record Decorating Cents, Apprentice, American Idol, Survivor and a couple of other decorating shows on HGTV.

6.) What is your favorite movie of all time? Hmm...anything with Leonardo DiCaprio! I'm not a big fan of watching movies over and over, but I could watch him all day. ha

7.) What is your favorite Pink Paislee product? That’s a hard one! I seriously love it all, but I'll say the die cut papers!

8.) If you could only keep 1 scrapbooking tool what would it be? It would have to be my trimmer…something I use every time I create. (or my Cutterbees)

9.) If you didn't scrapbook what other activity would you spend time on? Either painting or quilting. I’d have to do something to let my creative juices escape!

10.) What advice would you give to someone who wants to start scrapbooking? Choose your favorite photos to scrap and don't feel pressured to scrap every photo you take! Start simple, and get inspiration from magazines or on-line to get started with a few ideas.

11.) What would you say your scrapbook style is today? I’d have to say girly and feminine, a little bit shabby chic, but I also love color too. Love to add stitching, distressing, swirls and “pretty” things to my pages and cards. I guess that’s what happens when you have 2 girls to scrap!

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And before you go, I'd like to share another Pink Paislee layout with you..

Kati discovered our 3-way mirrors in the bathroom one day and looked so sweet doing her little poses. I had to quick grab my camera!!
This was created with a Pop Fashion transparency and journaling sticker, along with some of the Enchanting papers, chipboard letters, Fascinating rub ons and a piece of Captivating paper in the background. Love how all of the lines go together so well!
Don't forget to leave a comment here in this post to be eligible for one of these gorgeous prize packs! You have until Sunday morning to leave a comment. Winners from all the blogs will be announced on Tuesday. I hope you feel inspired by these spring projects today.

To visit the other designer's blogs, please visit the Pink Paislee web site HERE for a complete list!