Thanksgiving Layouts

Hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving. I am still tired from pulling this all together, but we sure had a great time. My layouts are made using CTMH Magic Moments paper pack, Magic Moments stamp set and November Word Puzzle Stamp Set.

Gifts from my Bella Sistah Leah

I love it when the UPS man comes up my street and stops at my house. A few days ago he delivered this awesome package from my Bella Sister Leah. She is always so thoughtful. Not only does she think of me, but she always has something for Lexi. And, Lexi get's so excited.

For my gift, Leah gave me "Grillafella" and "Stella Has Something to Say", some stamped images, a dress pattern to make an adorable dress card and the paper and ribbon to make it. She also gave me flowers, embellishments, and adorable Mouse Christmas Stamp ,some Bella dots and Bella donuts, some flower soft and cards and snacks. My goodness am I remembering everything? Nope. She also gave me some Christmas hand towels.
For Lexi, she gaave her some adorable Christmas stickers and a princess sticker book, some books to read and an adorable sled ornament with Lexi's name on it. You can see it on Lexi's pink Christmas tree.

Lexi had to run upstairs immediately and put it on her tree and then she opened up a bag of trail mix from Leah and enjoyed a delicious snack. She loves having Leah as a Bella Sister and so do I :)

Happy Thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving. I thought that I would share this adorable card that was sent to me from my former Bella Sissy, Sandi. Isn't she adorable?

These are trying times for people today. No matter what situation you are in, I hope that you can reflect on the blessings that you have in your life. I have had my share of difficult times, but with each one , it just made me a stronger person. Life may seem tough, but just remember~ This is just a moment in time and it will pass. So, please reflect on what you do have. I am so blessed to have a wonderful family. A Christian husband who is dedicated to providing for his family. A beautiful daughter, who not only loves the Lord, but is a wonderful mother. A handsome son, that has never given me any trouble and who also knows the Lord. And, lastly, my sweet, adorable granddaughter, Lexi. She is such a blessing to all of us. She has filled a need in our lives that we didn't know existed.

HuggABugs and Give Away

Christy Croll from Tiddly Inks has just created a new line of stamps called HuggABugs. They are so adorable and her inspiration came from seeing a picture of my adorable neice "Emma" in her lady bug costume. The lady bug with the blue spots and daisy is our little Emma. Christy is offering several free things on her blog. So click on this link to her blog. You will love her new line of stamps, plus all of her Tiddlyinks. They are sooooo cute!!!

Some Thanksgiving Cards

I have been working on some Thanksgiving cards. This one is "Riley" from Hanna Stamps. The paper is from CTMH and the sentiment is from My Favorite Things. This card uses "Autumns Gifts" by CTMH. The paper is also CTMH

This is a non-traditional Thanksgiving card. But, I decided to use it since the cute little mice from "House Mouse" stamps are enjoying their feast. The sketch used is SC203 and the paper is CTMH.

Our Lil' Tink

Last night I got together with my scrapbook friends at the local scrapbook store. I had so much fun putting this layout together of Lexi in her Tinkerbell costume and Jesse in his witch costume. The layout sketch is from "Inspired Blueprints." The patterned paper is "Creative Basics Boom-Di-Ada" from CTMH. I used my Fiskars border punch for the scallop design. The stamp set used on the scallops is "Be True" from CTMH. I added tiny CTMH sparkles to the little flowers. The "Happy Halloween" stamp set is "Creepy Cobwebs." It is also from CTMH. The sparkly flowers are "Small Iridescent Blossons & Leaves." I added rhinestones to the centers. The fun thing about working on my layout in the scrapbook store is that I can find other things to add to my layout like the flowers and the adorable Tinkerbell sticker that my friend Jennifer suggested that I add to my layout. After meeting Lexi, she thought the phrase "Up to Mischief" was quite appropriate.

A little bit trendy

I had to share these pictures of Lexi in this outfit that her dad put her in. She looks so trendy. And a bit grown up. Look at those shoes. Aren't they something? I had fun photographing her and so did she. She loves to "hamm" it up in front of the camera.

Some "Me" Time

Happy Friday Everyone. It's a happy day for me because I get off work at noon today. Yippee!!! I made this card for the Hanna challenge over at Splitcoast Stampers. The sketch is #HSC43.
This is Hanna. Isn't she so pretty? And, I love the way she looks with this SU paper. Have a great day.
Hugs,
Lori

Yummy Blog Candy

Hope you are hungry. There is some yummy Blog Candy out there. Check out Vicki's Blog. Then go to Marjorie's Blog.

Carrying The Tree

Good morning Everyone. I have been having fun making a Christmas Card a day. This way I will have all my cards ready to send out in time. And, it makes it a whole lot more enjoyable than mass producing them. This card uses the "Elzybells Girls Carrying Tree" stamp. I used sketch #SC202 over at SCS and my favorite CTMH Christmas paper "Evensong".

Tilda with her presents

This little cutie is Tilda from the Magnolia Stamp line. The sketch that I used is #SC201 over at Split Coast Stampers. The paper is from Stamping Up.

Tis the Season

If only I could look this good when I go Christmas shopping. Last year I made the mistake of getting up at 4:30 am the day after Thanksgiving to join the insanity of shopping for the best deals. Never again will I do that. I stood in a line at Walmart with about 200 people ahead of me at 5:00 am waiting for the doors to open. I had planned to buy the GPS Navigation systems for my kids. It didn't happen because they had aisles blocked off so that you had to navigate the store like being in stop and go traffic. By the time I made it to electronics, they were all gone. So, needless to say, this year I will not be joining this insanity . Besides there are sales going on all the time now. In fact, I think you can go online and do your purchases the day of Thanksgiving and get the same deal. I will have to figure that one out.
For this card I used "Tis-the-season-to-be-jolly-abella". The paper is from Stamping Up. And the sketch is number 55 over at the Bella Forum on Split Coast Stampers.

RAK from Sparkle

I received an unexpected package in the mail last week. Sparkle sent me this adorable Hanna card and these Tilda images. Can't wait to ink them up. Thank you Sparkle for your kindness.

Hugs,

Lori

Trim the Tree Sophia

The card on the left is a case from the ever so talented Jenn and the one on the right uses the same design. And, why shouldn't I case her card? After all is was her adorable card that inspired me to join the Stamp of the Month club over at Paper Pretties so that I could lay claim on this adorable little doll. I already had the paper. So, what was stopping me? LOL. Both papers are by Close to My Heart. The one on the left uses "Chillin" and the one on the right uses "Everlasting."

An Elzybell Birthday Card

Today, Lexi is going to a birthday party for her friend Riya. I needed to make a "girlie girl" card for her. Everytime I see Riya at church, she has on a pretty dress with sparkley clips in her hair. She and Lexi are so cute together. When they greet each other, they start off by saying to each other "do you like my dress?" For this card I used my new Elzybell Princess stamp. The paper is from DCWV, The Sweet Pack. I used Bella dots on the flowers and tiny CTMH sparkles on the crown.