Happy Valentine's Day! {early}

Hi there! Today I am sharing my Valentine's Day post since tomorrow I'll be bringing you the fabulousness of the Scrapbook Adhesives and Imaginisce partnership blog hop. 

In the picture above is the cutest little man and his handmade Valentine's Day shirt. I used my Slice Fabrique to make this T-shirt with a necktie. I didn't like the choices for boys for Valentine's Day shirts, so when you have the option, you just make it yourself!

Here is a Valentine's Day card I whipped up, too. I used the foxy Imaginisce stamp from the Happy Harvest line. Sending it out to all of you, my readers, HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!! May your day be filled with love and appreciation from those around you.

Oh, and I also have a winner to announce from my Ruffled Blooms giveaway. The winner is #1: Heather! Heather, I know you have my address, so send me a note with your mailing address and what kind of Ruffled Blooms you'd like!

Thanks for stopping by to see my blog today! I'll see you back here tomorrow for the Imaginisce hop with 3L.

Making Memories {guest designer spot}

I am so excited to send you over to the Making Memories blog to see my Guest Designer post today. They are sharing a tutorial as well as this page that I made using their Metallique Paper Reverie collection.



Thanks so much for stopping by to see my Making Memories post. I am quite excited to be sharing what I made using their products!!

no one quite like papa

**Update: For now, this page is Out For Publication!**

Nate and Papa are quite the pair! I hit the point in Nate's book where we went to the Thousand Island's for a week last summer. There are so many pictures of Nate and Papa together that week, I just had to make a page for just the two of them.

Supplies: Sassafras Lass chipboard (birds), Cosmo Cricket chipboard (buttons and clouds) MM letter stickers, American Crafts Thickers, MME transparency (tree), Fancy Pants felt (sun), Cosmo Cricket (patterned paper)


DON'T FORGET TO POST YOUR SKETCHY THURSDAY LAYOUT FOR THE WEEK HERE.

moms love handmade frames!

Today I want to share with you an altered frame I made for a Mother's Day gift idea. It was quick to make and is a great way to showcase any of the small photos of the kids for mom or grandma.


Supplies: Prima & Making Memories flowers. Basic Grey Phoebe collection paper. K&Co. self-adhesive gems for the bubbles in the center of the flowers.

Not too much time to write today, but I wanted to make sure I shared this frame idea. Mother's Day is almost here! Happy Mother's Day to all the moms and grandmas out there!

A quick reminder to pebblesjns: E-mail me your address at dianadesigns@rochester.rr.com by end of the day May 9 to claim your NSD giveaway prize.

mother's day gift bucket

For the mom who has everything and appreciates the sentiment!



This cute little metal bucket is decorated with white rub-ons from Making Memories and American Crafts. Yummy chocolates fill the bottom and make a great base to hold the felt and button flowers. (The tutorial on how to make these cutie, forever flowers can be found here.)

To make your own version of this, look at your stash and see what household items you have lying around that would make a great vase, bucket, glass, etc. It's a quick, fun gift for mom.

a week of new baby cards

It's that time of year when everyone seems to be getting ready for baby. Spring is a time for baby showers. This week I will post some of my fave baby cards for boy, girl and for the parents that are waiting to be surprised.


Today, here is a little-boy-on-the-way card. I used the Cricut New Arrival cartridge to cut the onsie, DCWV Latte cardstock pack for the paper, and a Making Memories white rub on for the wording.
Two green buttons sewn onto a white ribbon add the finishing touch.

A sentiment for all to see

Before my son was able to say, "I love you," we encouraged him to say, "I do" after we said, "I love you," to him. It became our family's thing for the longest time. Not satisfied with just scrapping a page about it, I made this picture to hang in our dining room.

The frame was a find in the clearance section of Joann's. It originally had 'KITCHEN' as the artwork, but I cut out the backing and took that out. I used family papers, Making Memories tags, Prima flowers and American Crafts ribbon. The lettering is done with my Cricut, the Platin Schoolbook font. I used a roll of brown packing tape to make a new backing once I was finished.

This is probably my most cherished picture in the house. It captured that brief time when Nate was learning phrases and testing reactions.

Now he says, "I love you" without hesitating, and he never says just, "i do." But when we are in our dining room, he is that little boy again just learning to speak.

This would make a great idea for Mother's Day. Get that phrase outta the book and onto the wall... She'll cherish it always, I promise.