Little Monsters

Happy Monday everyone!!!  I hope you are up and ready to face a wonderful week as we have just OFFICIALLY entered into the Autumn season!  YAY!  It is my most favorite time of the year weather-wise.  Down here in Texas it gets SUUUUPER HOT in the summer, so we kinda look forward to the fall  months!   This Friday, my youngest son will enter  into the Double Digits...YIKES. He will be 10, but we had his birthday party a little early...and he decided on a "Little Monster" theme this year.   I made monster cupcakes, monster music, and even made monster invitations.   Here are the invitations using RRR ribbon on each one!

So, it was the first time I used my cricut machine in MONTHS!  LOL.  My kids decided they would name each monster...so here they are... Cyclops Sally Spider comes in wearing a satin Orange bow from the RRR Club Assortment. Her "silk" is cleverly disguised, but is really the black and white bakers twine from the mini spool Garden Party Set. 

Next up is Polly Punkin.  Her "hair dresser" used both ivory and moss jute ribbon in 1 1/2 in size to create her stem and leaves.  And then added in an "extension" using strands of lime green leaves .  

 Five Arm Freddy is sporting a super sophisticated black bow-tie from the RRR Assortment Collection...and doesn't he look fabulous!

 Willie One-Arm has issues brushing his hair, so he just sticks with a mohawk made of Lime Green ric rac from the Mini Collection.

And last up is the coolest...and appropriately named after my own son...the Birthday Boy.

Dayne the Devil makes his entrance with a monsterly cool hair-do.  Lime green and yellow silks form his mohawk from the Checkerboard Assortment.  He decided to add in some black tips also, using an ink applicator...doesn't he look dashing!?

Of curse I made more invitations than that, but the others didn't sport the fantabulous ribbons tht these do!  LOL

And here are the cupcakes that I made...Each one different, each one special.  

I think my son had a Magnificent Monstrous Birthday Party...but honestly, it put me in the mood for HALLOWEEN!  lol

Here is a little something to help get YOU into the Halloween mood!

>>>>Groovy Goolies Video<<<<

Blog Hopping Time!

Hi everyone!  Welcome to the September edition of the Really Reasonable Ribbon Monthly Blog Hop!

We are so very excited to have you joining us!  

If you came to my blog from Patti's Blog, then you are on the RIGHT TRACK!  If you didn't, then you might want to start at the beginning at the Really Reasonable Ribbon Blog and follow all the way through. You will be glad that you did!

This month, Bonnie has put together an amazing assortment for Halloween!  

Of course I created a bow with these spectacular ribbons!

I did use ALL of the ribbons in this bow and MORE!

I decided to go completely out of my box of "Matchy Matchy" and just go completely random.  Skye LOVED it!  

Here is a side view of the bow:

I love creating bows with the Monthly ribbon club Assortments, especially since Bonnie puts these assortments together to take the "guess work" out of the matching process!  She has done the hard work for us...just put those gorgeous ribbons to use!

Check out this Bow in use!

Here is a little card that I also did using the Monthly Ribbon Club Assortment...

Thanks for stopping by today and hopping along with us all!  

I hope you are finding lots of inspiration along the way!

Your next stop is at Dawn's Blog. 

Have a Terrific Thursday!!!

Blog Hopping Time!

Hi everyone!  Welcome to the August edition of the Really Reasonable Ribbon Monthly Blog Hop!

We are so very excited to have you joining us!  

If you came to my blog from Patti's Blog, then you are on the RIGHT TRACK!  If you didn't, then you might want to start at the beginning at the Really Reasonable Ribbon Blog and follow all the way through. You will be glad that you did!

This month, Bonnie has put together an amazing assortment of purples and grays.  

I am in love with the effect these colors have together!  They are gorgeous!

Of course I could not WAIT to create a bow with the amazing colors! 

I decided to us mostly purple with only splashes of the gray:

Here is a couple of side views.  I did add in a few extra ribbons to the bow...all of which can be found in the RRR Store. 

And my regular model was "Out for Lunch" lol...

so had to bribe my 12 year old to model the bow.  I now owe her a trip to Quizznos!   She is a little Stinker!!  

Thanks for stopping by today and hopping along with us all!  

I hope you are finding lots of inspiration along the way!

Your next stop is at Dawn's Blog. 

Have a Magnificent Monday!!!

Blog Hoppin' Time!

Good Morning and Happy Friday the 13th!!!  

What a FANTASTIC day to have a Blog hop! 

Are you Ready!!!

Well, If you came to my blog from Patti's blog, then your are on the RIGHT track!  If you didn't, then you might consider starting at the beginning with the Cardmaker Blog and hopping right along!

This month, we are sharing this succulent array of yellows and greens that Bonnie has so cleverly put together for the Ribbon Club Assortment.  Isn't it just amazing!!??

Of course, I did what any self respecting bow~making~ribbon-loving Mom would do....

I made Munchkin a new bow!

And she LOVED IT!!!!

L~O~V~E~D it!!!!!!

Her absolute favorite color is yellow...so this made her do a little song and dance when I gave it to her! lol  

 Side View:

And, After I finished the bow, I decided to use some of my left-over ribbon to make a cute summery card.  I am absolutely in LOVE with that sheer ribbon with the yellow cherries!  

TOO STINKIN' CUTE!

I hope I have inspired you all a little bit today.  It is Friday the 13th, Y'all!  and we all know that Friday is A PERFECT day to break out some ribbon and start creating! You have the weekend to finish!

Your next stop on this amazing hop is with Colleen.  Hop on over and see what beautiful creations she has in store for you today! 

Have a Fantabulous Friday!

Oh..and PS...Today is my Red Head's 12th Birthday...

So wish her a Happy Birthday! 

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, AUBRIE!  I LOVE YOU!!!!! 

You are Oh So Original!

Yes..I believe that everyone was created to be an original. Unique by Design.
This photo of my goofy 9 year old says exactly that.  It is oozing with his own personality and I absolutely adore the expression on his face!
He was in the pool having "Noodle Wars" with his brothers and a few friends from down the street.  He was telling me "They are KILLING me Mom!!!" and THAT was the expression that I caught on camera.  LOVE IT.  LOVE.  LOL.

I decided to scrap this photo using the Summer Samba Collection as the main focus with bits of the Copper Kettle Collection intermixed. I LOVE the bright vibrant colors of the Summer Samba for my pics of the summer...it just adds life to them!  Here is a close up of the embellishment that i created by fussy cutting some pieces...

Here is a close up of the embellishment that I created by fussy cutting some pieces.  

I decided to use a grid pattern for the basis of this layout since I was using this vellum quote strip.  

I simply cut the quote strip in half to create a couple of my grid blocks.

Now, I certainly hope I've inspired you to get busy scrappin' some of your summer fun photos!  I had a blast doing this layout! Thanks for visiting us today...Have a Magnificent week!
 Supplies Used:
Copper Kettle Collection
Summer Samba 
vellum quote strip 
Powder Puff Inks Midnight Confessions and Amaretto
ribbon, twine, pain, gems

Rain Bows

Good Morning!  

Happy Monday to you all!

What a Beautiful day here in Texas after a week FULL of rain, rain, and more RAIN!

Seriously, every day we had thunderstorms.

And on Wednesday, we laid my Grandmother to rest and showers poured even then.

My 6 year old said "Those are God's tears, Mom.  He is sad that you are so sad."

The things that come out of the mouthes of babes. 

Then, on the way home...after the rain...this was what we saw...

And I felt Peace.

And I knew it was all going to be ok.

It was God's Masterpiece.

And THAT was the inspiration for todays card.

I could not get the rainbow image out of my head...so I decided to put it on a card.

And the quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson was absolutely PERFECT to go along with the direction I wanted this card to go.

And of course...It is a rain BOW right???

I used the bow easy tool to help with that...

I tied a bow at the end of every ribbon of the my rainbow.

The various colors of double ruffle ribbon were perfect to add texture to my card.

And with that, I tell you, Have a WONDERFUL Week, and I hope your day is full of sunshine and rainbows!!!!

Thanks for visiting me today!

To everything, there is a Season...

Truer words were never spoken.

This last week was a difficult one for my family, it was spent saying our final goodbyes to my Grandmother.  Her life ended on Friday the 15th, which also happened to be my own Mother's 60th Birthday.  It devastated my Mom.  

I had already created this card a few days earlier, but found it fitting to give to my Mom to help to console her through this Season in her life.

The single butterfly represents my Grandmother, and I added in the vellum quote...

"To everything there is a Season."

Unfortunately, this was the season for loss.  My Mom actually found comfort and inspiration in this...and the words that I wrote on the inside.  

Inspiration is everywhere, even in sad times.  I hope I have inspired you today.  Have a wonderful week, and remember, God never gives us more than we can handle.  There IS a season for everything...and this season, too, shall pass. 

Supplies Used:

Powder Puff Inks:

   Marachino Cherry

   Midnight Confessions

   Lemonade

   Mocha Mama

Butterflies Bag O Chips

Frames Bag O Chips

Vellum Quote
Red satin ribbon 

stickles, and mini roses

Red, White, and Blue...

Those color run through my veins. ;)

Not only am I Proud to be an American,

but I am a True Blue Texan, too.

And so are my munchkins. ;)

I did this layout using the Little Yellow Bicycle "Saturdays" collection,

and ribbons from Really Reasonable Ribbon:

I love this picture of Skye...she is my American Beauty!

Of course I have a Red head too...

This head piece was made using ribbons from Really Reasonable Ribbon also!

Head on over the the Really Reasonable Ribbon Blog and play along with us in the 

Red~White~& Blue Challenge!!

Thanks for visiting me today...have a FANTABULOUS day!

A Non-Birthday card....

GOOD MORNING EVERYONE!!!!

***Scroll Down for the Blog Hop***

What a beautiful day it is down here in the south!  

I have a picnic planned with my munchkins and some other mom's...

one of whom is celebrating her Birthday today!

Of course, at some point in her life, she decided that she will no longer have birthdays...as many women seem to decide around their thirties...LOL.

So, since it is her "NON" Birthday, I decided to make her a non-birthday card!

I made some cupcakes, so I decided to stick with that theme....

I used the June Ribbon Club Assortment and some red jute string for this card.

Oh...and I LOVE the BG PB&J collection!  

It is sooooo fun!

And since we ALL KNOW that I am seriously card challenged,

I cheated and used a card sketch from Basic Grey:

And with a NON Birthday card, my friend can't get mad at me for "celebrating" her birthday for her! 

Thanks for visiting me today! 

Have a FANTABULOUS Thursday!!!

Blog Hopping with Really Reasonable Ribbon!

Hi everyone and Happy Wednesday!  

It is a PERFECT day to be hopping along with us!

If you came to my blog from Patti's beautiful Blog,

then you are on the right track! If not, then you may want to consider

 starting over at the beginning at the Really Reasonable Ribbon Blog

 so that you don't miss a single project!

Here is this month's gorgeous Ribbon Club Assortment:

I am infatuated with the red/whit/blue theme!  

I am not just an American girl, but I am also a proud Texan...

so those colors run all through my veins!  Just sayin'... LOL.

This month, i decided to add a little "twist" to my bow of the month.

Rather than just a bow, I created a beautiful headpiece for my daughter to wear at 

the annual Independence Day Parade and Celebration that we attend.

I used all of the ribbons in the assortment along with a bit more.

My red head is usually very reluctant to be the recipient of one of my creations,

but this month, she was practically on her hands and knees begging me for this one to be hers! 

LOL..I think I got her approval this time. ;) 

I hope I have inspired you with my creation.  This month's assortment 

definitely got my creative juices flowing again!

Thanks for stopping by and visiting me today!

Now it is time to head on over to Dawn's Delightful blog...

and have a Fantabulous Day!!

Mojo? .... oh Mojo???

MoJo...Mojo...oh where fore art thou, Mojo????

These last few weeks I have found myself to be completely uninspired to create.

I have been SUPER DUPER busy with my five kiddos and the end of school activities, banquets, awards ceremonies, field day activities and field trips. WHEW!  That was a mouthful!  LOL

They have kept me hopping, and I have seriously neglected my need to create!

This week, though...school is FINALLY out, the weather has been "iffy"

 and I have actually had an opportunity to get creative! 

While I was able to create several projects, I am going to start with this one...

a simple layout for Fathers' Day inspiration. 

When one finds that MOJO has left the building,

I find it quite helpful to dig deep...

This time, I dug deep into my un-scrapped photos.

These photos are of my hubby and my 9 year old son...

when he was a mere munchkin. 

And my hubby was somewhat handsome back then!  lol

Another thing that I find helpful, is to Keep it SIMPLE.

I decided on a super simple layout...but one that packs a major message.

Obviously, I am focusing on the fact that this is a "Dad & Son" layout.

in the bottom corner, though, you will see my use of a Quick Quotes vellum quote.

By using this quote, I eliminated all need for journaling, 

AND I conveyed a VERY important message that I wanted to convey with this layout. 

"Children are the hands by which we take hold of Heaven"

Wow...I couldn't have said it better myself!  LOVE it!

Hope I have inspired you today...whether it be to dig into old photos, to scrap a simple layout, or to break out your vellum quotes...do something CREATIVE today! 

Have a Magnificent Saturday!

Supplies Used:

Bakers Twine & button from Really Reasonable Ribbon

Powder Puff Ink Midnight Confession

"Children are the Hands"...Quote

Summer Samba 200 paper

One Fine Day 300 paper

Dream Scape 100 paper (back side)

alphas by Pink Paislee

Mother's Day Hopping with RRR!

YAY!  Time for another Blog Hop with The fantastically talented Really Reasonable Ribbon Design Team!  I love this time of the month!  lol

If you came to my blog through Patti's blog, then you are on the right track!

If not, then you might want to consider starting t the beginning at the RRR blog and hopping all the way through...you don't want to miss ANYTHING!

This month, Bonnie has masterfully put together an amazing assortment of hot pinks and blacks for the Monthly Ribbon Club Assortment.

Isn't it To DIE for!  Yes...My Daughters LOVED it!

Of course, I created my Bow of the Month with this magnificent combo!

I could not resist a big poofy pink and black hair bow! LOL

I did add in a few extra ribbons to make the bow complete.

The skulls were an obvious choice to add to this bow...Skye ADORED it!

Here is a side view of the bow...and it gives you an idea of how big and poofy it actually is!

An here is Skye wearing it.  YES...she has spray painted her hair hot pink to match!  LOL

I hope I have inspired you today to grab some ribbon and start creating!

Have a Magnificent Mother's Day!!!!

Your next stop in today's hop is Dawn.  

Happy Hopping!

Blog Hopping with Quick Quotes!

We're excited to celebrate National Scrapbooking Day with our Quick Quotes friends and fans!  What better way than to have a fun blog hop!!!  During our hop you will see inspiration from all of the Design Team for our current blog challenge.  Please visit the blog for full details how to play along with our challenge.  This month we are featuring fussy cutting for the challenge and we are highlighting the AMAZING Powder Puff inks. Here is my sneak peek into my project.......

And.....Here is the hop sequence just in case you get lost along the way!  

Christine Meyer

Marcia Dehn-Nix

Suzanne Spokus

Adora Concepcion

                              Misty Willis       << You are here

Barb Craft

Tanisha Long

Rhonda Van Ginkel

Julie Walton

Quick Quotes Blog

Now, in honor of Mother's Day, I decided to do a little layout of my kids...just for ME.
I used my absolute FAVORITE 1/2 page vellum piece that I have EVER gotten from Quick Quotes...
I think I bought this like 5 or 6 years ago at a convention and just couldn't ever quite figure out how I wanted to use it.  Well, I finally figured it out!
At first glance, this is a simple layout...

However, I took that simple one step further and I created a wall hanging by using a piece of 12x12 QQ canvas and attaching length of ribbon to to the top for it to hang by. 

This poem/quote by Patsy definitely tugs at my heart strings...and I found myself actually striving to do some of the things that she mentions...and more.
YES...we mailed Valentine cards to God once.  LOL..Just sayin'.  ;)
I used Mocha Mama, Tahiti, and Amaretto Powder Puff inks to create the distressed look on the edges of the page and the vellum.  I used a sponge applicator rather than applying directly from the ink pad.
AND I love to fussy cut...so...well...you know...I did lots of it!
Hope this layout inspires you today!
Thanks for visiting me!

OH!!!  And what's a Blog Hop without a fun prize?!!!  Don't forget to visit all the blogs and leave comments!!!
The next stop on the hop is at  Barb Craft.  Hop on over and be inspired!

Have a magnificent NSD weekend!