giveaway winner...

Kim, please email me at thestewarts1(at)gmail.com.

Thank you for all of you who participated in the National Scrapbooking Day Bloghop!

Here are is a layout I worked on this week. I am thinking and dreaming of the summer. I decided to scrapbook these photos from 2 summers ago! When my now 3 year old was just a baby.

I used a lot of Dear Lizzy collections. I have been inspried to use the 3x4 cards that come in the Lucky Charm Collection 12x12 paper. I also used that lovely cloud paper from xoxo line. This was a super simple layout using the 3x4 cards into a grid.

Thanks for looking!

American Crafts National Scrapbooking Day Blog Hop

Happy National Scrapbooking Day! Glad you made it to my blog!

I want to share this layout I made using all Amy Tan's Yes, Please collection. I love the bright colors in this collection. I was inspired to create a layout using color. To contrast the color and make the colors standout I used white cardstock.

I used the EK Success border punch to create the small circles and I used a 1 inch circle punch to make the larges circles. I also used the circle stickers from the collection. I went form light to dark to give it almost a ombre effect. I added embellishments in the color section. Added some journaling. Then I misted and stamped using the AT roller stamp in the same color pattern a the bottom.

Challenge

Now it is your turn.... your challenge is to use many colors to create a project.

Giveaway

Leave a comment by May 11 at 12 pm EST and I will randomly chose a winner to receive a bundle of lovely American Crafts products! Please leave your email or come back/subscribe to see if you won. Sorry, but US residents only.

To continue to the blog hop head on over to Carina Lindholm's blog.

Paige Evans

Jill Cornell

Corrie Jones

Patricia Roebuck

Leslie Ashe

Becky Williams

Jen Chesnick

Monika Głód

Heather Leopard

Andrea Budjack

Allison Waken

Kimberly Neddo

Diana Waite

Leah Farquharson

Michiko Kato

Melissa Mann

Angie Gutshall

**Erin Stewart**

Carina Lindholm

Lilith Eeckels

American Crafts

Sooo Close

yet even though I have about 3 weeks left they are slooooowwwly ticking by and 3 weeks seems like forever. And I feel even more anxious because we are moving very soon. Bags are pack and car seat is in to car. We are ready. And she can come at anytime or could be right on time.

Here is my growing belly. I have taken a photo every months since October. I almost don't fit into the frame in the last photo so far for April.



I am so ready to meet her and begin the whirl wind of the month of May.

February, March, & April Layouts | American Crafts

I have been absent here a while. I want to share what I have been working on using American Crafts collections for the past few months.

First up...

Remember you are loved

Supplies: Martha Stewart All Over Star Punch and American Crafts Dear Lizzy Luck Charm

Hello Sweet Baby

Supplies: My Girl Collection, Dear Lizzy banner, vellum, AC border punch

Lovely

Supplies: Dear Lizzy 5th & Frolic, Ready Set Go stamp set, Yes, Please Alpha set & envelopes, silhouette (title) 

Come fly away with me

Supplies: Dear Lizzy 5th & Frolic, Dear Lizzy Lucky Charm (air balloon die cut)

You Are My Sunshine

Supplies: Mayberry Collection - American Crafts

Thank You Card

Supplies: Soho Garden

and the winner is...

First congratulations to Jen #20!!

 Jen please email me at thestewarts1@gmail.com

Thank you to all those who blog hopped along the Valentine's Day American Crafts Blog Hop. Thank you for all the wonderful comments.

I had a lovely Valentine's Day with my family all day and if that wasn't good enough, my husband bought me flowers (tulips and irises) and chocolates. We made sugar cookies and had a nice dinner.

Hope you felt loved on Valentine's Day!

Valentine's Day Blog Hop | American Crafts

Yay! You made it to my blog on the American Crafts blog hop. Happy Valentine's Day! Wonderful day to celebrate love. I really think Valentine's Day is a fun day to celebrate just for the cute decorations and scrapbook products.

I love AC's XOXO line! Beautiful color palette. I also love the sequin trend that has taken over right now. They are so little, shiny, and cheap easy to add these little embellishments to anything. I also used my Cameo to create a custom heart block. Behind some of my die cut I added snippets of pattern paper. Then I glued the sequins on with general purpose glue and with my sewing machine stitched down in a line through the hearts and sequins. I clustered some embellishments around my two photos and added a journaling card behind my photos.

I just love these photos of my son. This photo was taken last Valentine's day. A lot of times I scrapbook last years holidays. There is no such thing as being caught up for me. 

details of the stitching and die cut.

Supplies: Sequins, Cameo, Sewing Machine, Twine, XOXO American Crafts line: paper, stamp, stickers, & die cuts.

Leave a comment on this post for a chance to win the American Crafts products above before February 16th @ 12 noon EST. Will post the winner Monday, February 18th.

Once again Happy Valentine's Day! 

Now hop over to Diana Waite's blog for your next stop.

All AC blog hop blogs:

Leslie Ashe
Andrea Budjack
Jen Chesnick
Jill Cornell
Sophie Crespy
Lilith Eeckels
Paige Evans
Leah Farquharson
Monika Głód
Angie Gutshall
Corrie Jones
Michiko Kato
Heather Leopard
Carina Lindholm
Melissa Mann
Kimberly Neddo
Patricia Roebuck
***Erin Stewart***
Diana Waite
Allison Waken
Becky Williams
American Crafts

Little Valentine

This little guy is my littlest valentine this year. He is honestly the sweetest little boy! He tells me "I 'wove you," surprise hugs, and "hold you" on a hourly/daily basis. He spreads so much love. I love him!

We have some fun planned for today to celebrate. 

Happy Love Day!

I hope your day is filled with love.