Sketchy Thursdays

Hello everyone. I'm sharing a page with you today that I made using the current sketch for Sketchy Thursdays and the August kit for Scrapbook Circle. It is such a fun and fabulous kit.

And look at what I did ... I misted on my page! I haven't done that in ages. My scrappy friend and fellow Sketchy Thursday gal, Lisa, has had some fabulous pages that use mist, paint or such great textures, so I channeled her creative energies for this one.

I love how the yellow mist works for this—like it's added sunshine.


Thanks for stopping to see my page today. I really love how it turned out—one of my favorites lately. Hope to see you over at Sketchy Thursdays this week.

Pretty tasty {on Pinterest}

Time for more recipe find on Pinterest. So far so good. I have managed to add at least 2 new recipes to each week's grocery list, and it has made for quite a fun few weeks trying new things.

By fall I hope to add in the desserts. Right now ice cream rules the dessert choices in my house.

Lemon garlic spaghetti with pine nuts

This dish is a great choice on a hot day. You cook the noodles, but the actual sauce requires minimal time spent at the stove. And the lemon you squeeze over the top is very refreshing for a pasta dinner. I loved it and will make it again for sure, and I might add zucchini next time, too.

Creamy chicken and bacon pastry pockets

AMAZING!! I loved these. So did the husband and the boy, which is the true test, right?! My recommend to you if you try these isn't any change to the recipe, but to cook the chicken in advance. If you cook extra chicken for another recipe the day before and set it aside for these, the whole process goes much faster. As leftovers they are perfect, too. In the microwave for 15-20 seconds and they make an amazing lunch the next day.

White chicken enchiladas

This was DELISH!! I had been searching for the perfect enchiladas recipe for years, and the sauce for this one is perfection. Next time I make it I'll be adding chopped tomatoes right before serving it, other than that, nothing needed to be changed. And Nate loved it, which is good for using a whole can of diced green chiles.

Hawaiian BBQ chicken

This dish was so, so easy to make. The only draw back is the short cooking time in the crock pot makes it difficult to be a dish I'd make before work as it would have cooked way too long while I was gone. And it seemed to need something more than just pineapple, like another "thing" with the pineapple and chicken on the rice. Ideas on that one?

Thanks for stopping by today. I know the recipes take a detour from the usual crafty blogging, but I hope you are enjoying the new ideas if you are the cooking type.

Baby boy card

Just a little visit from the stork today. One of my friends is getting this card as well, as she just had a little man added to her adorable family.

It's tough to tell in the pictures, but I stamped the image on the card and then also popped up the fussy-cut stork for a dimensional look.


No challenges to go with this card. I used the Bundle of Love set from Papertrey Ink, if you are interested in where the stamps came from.

Thanks for visiting today!

Wedding card with a trendy twist

I've been making more cards to share with you. This card plays along with these challenges:
• Card Patterns: Sketch #126
• CropStop challenge: Use lace (I love this lace ribbon. I am starting to run out and need to find some more.)
• Moxie Fab Fanatical About Botanical Challenge (This paper from Sassafras Lass is perfect for this trend. Using it for the wedding dress made it moxie fab, and I love pairing florals with a muted dot pattern. The flowers stand out more with the contrast.)


Thanks for stopping by to see my card today. I wanted to mention, too, that I'm now starting to list cards (that aren't already spoken for) in my Etsy shop.

The first reason is that I no longer have a local shop selling my cards. And second reason is a pretty cool one: Etsy started a new statistics page for sellers. The number one keyword that brings people to my shop is "cards" and I wasn't even selling any! I was missing the boat on that one, so now I'm listing them.

I hope you'll favorite my shop if you like my cards and keep your eyes peeled for some of your favorites to start popping up over there.

Have a great day! :)

Baby girl card

A friend of mine is set to have a baby girl any day now, so I whipped up this card for her. I also played along with a few challenges to inspire me.

• The Paper Variety (Tic-Tac-Toe challenge): I choose the card, stitching, and color pink squares.
• Cardabilities sketch #36


Thanks for stopping by to see my card. It means a lot to me! :) Hope your weekend is going fabulously.

Fishin' {Sketchy Thursdays}

Hello! Thanks for stopping by to see my latest page for Sketchy Thursdays. I used the August kit from Scrapbook Circle to make it. And, if it isn't yet, the kit will be on sale very soon. Another fabulous one—you don't want to miss out, that's for sure!


This week at Sketchy Thursdays is sponsored by CropStop! Stop on by the ST site to see the sketch I made as well as all the fabulous details about CropStop.

The pictures on this page are from one of the times we made it out onto Papa's boat this summer. Nate definitely does not mind touching the fish. Which is good, since he has a tendency to be mildly OCD about dirty hands. It's good to see he can set that aside and be a boy. I think this was the day he caught 7 fish.

Thanks to those of you who commented on my new Etsy shop items. I'm quite thrilled with how they turned out—and that some of you took advantage of my coupon code (GETTO100) for the 15% off. Enjoy your goodies! They will be shipping on Friday morning if not today. The coupon is still good for those of you ready to make a purchase.

So glad you stopped by, and hope to see you playing along at Sketchy Thursdays this week. Someone has to win the prize, right?! Why not you?! :)

Exciting new items and a card

Very excited to be making some new crafty things again. This is a card I made for:

• The Card Patterns sketch challenge #125. I've had the idea for this card for awhile but never managed to get around to it until I was inspired by this week's sketch.
• Card Makin Mamas Food & Drink, Challenge #25.


Love that background paper? I'll give you a hint that it is in the August kit for Scrapbook Circle. Tomorrow I'll have a page to share that I made with the kit. And I'm pretty sure you're gonna love the rest of what's in the kit.

Next, I have new items in my Etsy shop to share with you. And I am so excited about them!

Ruffled Bloom - Barrette (2.5")

Ruffled Bloom - Barrette (3")

I am so excited about these new barrettes. They are a larger, more layered version of my Ruffled Blooms offered for scrapbooking. The clip is already attached and these flowers are ready for your hair, purse, necklace ... you name it! Such a fun, flirty accent. And the button center is a vintage pearl button—a fabulous extra touch.

Ponytail holder - Teal flower

I did it! I made one of the new flowers on my list from Pinterest. Well, new to me. The five-point flower made from circles. Check it out here. I couldn't help but make this one a ponytail holder.

Doilie Bloom - Hot Air Balloons

A new twist on my previous Doilie Blooms. Shaped felt and stick pins add more layers and fun to these fabulous scrapbooking accessories.

I Want it All - Crush

A new listing for the I Want it All kits, and I threw in some of the handmade fabric brads that I've been making.

Fabric Buttons - Baby Blues

Here is a new endeavor for me, too, with fabric covered buttons. There is another set in the shop as well that is plaid. Super soft cotton makes these a fabulous accent to a project in need of buttons.

And that's everything! Whew … thanks so much for stopping by to see my card and the new items. Don't forget there is a coupon code now for the shop. GETTO100 will get you 15% off. And I'll be doing a giveaway, hopefully soon!!

I can make that...

Have you heard of Uglydolls? This past Sunday, Nate and I were in a local bookstore in the village that sells these toys. We had gone to the village just so Nate could ride his bike on the canal path and then have ice cream at the shop next door to the bookstore. I didn't bring enough money to buy one of these dolls even if he had begged me to.

Instead I said, "Nate, I can go home and make one of those. We don't need to buy one." Famous last words. Of course, we had to go straight home, and I had to prove to him that I could make one.

Luckily, I remembered that I had downloaded a pattern not too long ago on Pinterest. Here is that link if you'd like to get the pattern, too.


Nate loves it. He named it Monster, Inc. LOL. Then he made me put Monster, Inc. on TV so he could show his new little Monster where he came from. HAHA!

So, famous last words ... don't say, "I can make that," to a 5 year old unless you can—cuz he'll make sure you do!

Thanks for stopping by today to see my endeavor into sewing felt monsters.

Skipping Stones card

Finally I got some relief last night from the heat and managed to make my way into the scrap room. It was such a great feeling, and I'm hoping for more time tonight to start playing along with my favorite challenges again. Oh, how I've missed it!!


This card is a last minute entry to Skipping Stones for Challenge #85. I used their Uplifting stamp set to make this card.

Thanks for stopping to see my card! :)