Glue Arts blog hop and give-away! **now closed**

I'm excited to share some news about a new venture for me...I'm going to be joining the Glue Arts team! They specialize in all different kinds of adhesive, so I'm thrilled to try out some new types of projects. You may be seeing some fabric projects on my blog! yay! 

Visit all of the Glue Arts designers' blogs today (and see who else is NEW to the team) for 12 chances to win! To start at the beginning of the hop, visit: www.gluearts.blogspot.com. You can leave a comment here on my blog to be entered to win a Glue Glider Pro and a cartridge refill of your choice! You'll have until Sunday to leave a comment. Winners will be announced on the Glue Arts blog on Monday.

I also have a layout to share with you today that I created for Ella Publishing's September ezine issue, Scrapbook Ellaments. It's a free issue if you'd like to take a peek! My layout was for the "Girly, Guaranteed" article and my assignment was to create a page with hand pieced flowers (doilies cut from patterned paper) + things that sparkle (pearls) + buttons.....a girly formula indeed.

To continue on the blog hop, next pop over to Cheri's blog!

Supplies used: die cut background paper, vellum butterflies, sticker butterflies, buttons: Jenni Bowlin, doily paper: Sweetness by Pink Paislee, wish chipboard: Dusty Attic, pearls: Melissa Frances, embroidery floss, machine stitching, brown paint.

crying in my soup!

And yes, I need soup this morning because it's so darn cold out!! Brrr. It got cold so quickly after being in the 90's here last week. Kati and Taylor just got on the bus... it is Taylor's first day of 5th grade and Kati's first day of Kindergarten. They jumped out of bed this morning SO excited and got dressed in a flash. The girls picked out their own outfits last night and had everything laid out. I surprised them with a big breakfast - scrambled eggs and pancakes. After the bus came and I saw them off, I came back into the house to find....Kati's little blankie laying on the stairs by the door. I just about lost it. My eyes filled with tears. How do they go from being so little and dependent on you to all-of-a-sudden running out the door and hopping on the bus all by themselves?

Time goes by so quickly. Cherish every moment you have!!

I posted some pictures on my Facebook page this morning if you'd like to see more. I don't know why some of them turned out a little blurry. Oh well. Such is life! Ok, I'm off to go make something of my time while they are away.
xo,
Danielle

Mum's the word...

For the Pink Paislee blog today, I've made a couple of Halloween cards combining their Starlight and Hocus Pocus lines! I love Halloween, one of my favorite holidays to create fun cards and gift bags.

The Coffin Crunch is a little mummy gift box I made from cardstock and adorned with Hocus Pocus stickers. You can read how to make all 3 of these HERE at the Pink Paislee blog! Let me know if you have any questions and I'll be happy to answer them.
Danielle


Supplies used: Starlight by Pink Paislee (yellow star paper), Hocus Pocus by Pink Paislee (star stickers, flip notes, stickers, metal badge, ticket, purple and striped papers), buttons from my stash, chipboard - Branches by Dusty Attic.