Nikki Sivils, Scrapbooker CHA Reveals and a giveaway...

Well, Nikki Sivils, Scrapbooker is having another amazing release. She is releasing 6 new lines, none is less than spectacular! I love each of them. I created 9 project for Nikki at CHA and wanted to share a few with you.



This is the It's Raining, It's Pouring line...oh so cute! I altered this little tin for someone special...



Max & Mollie is sooooo pretty! These colors are perfect for spring and is that skunk not totally adorable!



This line suited these pictures of Jack and my niece Gabi...2 adorable stinkers they are, lol!



Now for the giveaway! Nikki is the guest blogger over at the Creating Keepsakes blog. So pop by to check out her post, leave a comment and you just may get your choice of any new line to play with!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

January @ Scarlet Lime

As usual Christy created 2 gorgeous kits for January at Scarlet Lime.

First up...January's Main Kit!



These papers could not be more gorgeous.

I have loved this picture since I took it on our lastvisit to Disney and finally found the kit I wanted to use it with it.



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I just love every single embellishment in this kit!








The Frugal kit is pretty darn fabulous too!



I took this picture on Cookie Day this year of all the Leinbach men...3 generations.



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As many of you know getting the Christmas picture each year can be a NIGHTMARE, lol! These shots are a few I took trying to get the perfect photo...does that even exist?



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Thanks for stopping by! The Scarlet Lime kits for February will be debuting a little later this month with CHA...you know it will be stocked with tons of newly release products! Can't wait!

Busy with life...

I know you all know what that is like. Being a mom with all the things that go along with it. Since the holidays soccer practice is again on a regular basis, speed & agility for both the kids a few nights a week, soccer leagues each week. I am doing the yearbook for Jack's school again so till March I will be tied up with that, Valentine's party planning and I am now working for my in-laws business quite a bit.

On top of that I made 18 projects for CHA this year. You will be able to see my work at Nikki Sivils, Scrapbooker, GCD Studios, and Want2Scrap's booths. I can not yet show you those projects but will after CHA debut. Be sure to check out all the blogs this week for sneak peaks and giveaways...lots of those going on! Don't forget to check out the Bella Blvd blog too...I love their new little badges.



I do have a few regular DT projects to share.

Lynn challenge the Pebbles DT to create something not scrapbook related that you were inspired by. I seriously love the movie Mamma Mia...can sit scrapping in my room with this playing in the background and totally find my grove. I love the cover and used this as my inspiration for the card I created...I know I am not a card girl but every now and then you have to change it up, right?



I love the pink and blues on the cover and it totally matched the New Arrival lines!



For this layout I actually mixed products from the Cats & Dogs, New Arrival Boy, and Tree House lines.



I made this layout of my hubby and nephew. I so love this picture! You can tell what a great relationship they have just by looking at it...it also makes me smile!

I also got the opportunity to work with some fun Maya Road goodies as part of a cross promotion with Nikki Sivils, Scrapbooker. You all know I love being on Nikki's team...she is so sweet, generous and I love her products to boot! For this mini I used the Sugar Cookie line. So pretty...my favorite color is purple so this is definitely a favorite of mine.











Last but not least I have a quick peak of a layout to share from the January kits @ Scarlet Lime. If you had not heard there is a ton of great news coming from Scarlet Lime...a new look, new mixed media kits, great challenges and a new look for the blog...the blog will be a great place to look for inspiration with all the things Christy has planned for it starting in mid-February. I will be back on Wednesday with a look at all January's Scarlet Lime layouts.



Thanks so much for stopping by...Hugs!

Mimi

Bling it on...

I seriously love bling. It's kind of funny too because I am a khaki and polo kind of girl certainly not a sequin one. I am all about natural and neutral when I dress and how I like to decorate in my home. When we are talking about scrapping though there is nothing like a little bling to make a page POP!



Check out some of the great varieties...what better way to create unique snowflakes on a snow layout than with all this great bling.



In this layout I used 5 different types of either gems or pearls from Want2Scrap. You can also see tons of other ways to use it on the blog.

I always love when I can fit some sort of recycling into a project and these cute felt snowflakes were a bag filler in a gift my boys got from their aunt for Christmas...gotta love that!

Hope you are all having a happy holiday season!

Want2Scrap Acrylic Mini

It has been a while since I have done an acrylic album. I was very excited to get a Lacrosse album in my DT package this month from Want2Scrap. You have to check out the store for all these yummy ribbons, and bits of bling. Is that not a fab brilliant blue?



Last year was the first year that our area had lacrosse for boys Jack's age and he was very excited to try it.



I just love how the pages are cut out of this album. I took a bit of black paint and outlined each letter so they stood out against the photos.



I always love sports photography and lacrosse gave me some awesome photo ops.



I must say it was not easy watching my "little guy" put on all the gear and get hit with "metal sticks".



He seemed to enjoy it a lot...even wearing all that equipment on 90 degree days, ugh!



I also added some acrylic stars, arrows and even a chipboard star to this mini...rub-ons totally pop in albums like this.



Thanks so much for stopping by...hope your having a great, stress free holiday season...if there is such a thing, lol!

Pebbles projects and a giveaway!

I was never blessed with cute little girls but I did get the next best thing...6 nieces! This little angel is the youngest of them and so darn sweet I can hardly stand it. I even think she may follow in her "Aunt Mimi's" footsteps, whenever I have my camera out she loves to help me take pictures.



The New Arrival Girl line is so pretty and worked so well with this photo of Adrienne.



Don't you just love those sweet felt embellishments!

In the spirit of the holidays I also made this bag to give a gift in. The Tree House line works amazing well for a full fledged holiday project...who knew?



You have to check out the Pebbles Blog for all the amazing holiday projects posted this week...fabulous! To top it all off starting tomorrow there will be a great giveaway so stop by and leave a comment for your chance to win a great prize!

Happy Birthday Nick and Scarlet Lime!

It is my son's 13th birthday today...yep, I am a Mom to a teenager! I just wanted to wish my handsome son Nick a very special 13th birthday...love you buddy!



I hope you all had a great Thanksgiving holiday...I don't know how it seems to go quicker each year...I think it just may be that I am growing older. I mean how is Christmas just a few weeks away. It seems like the kids just went back to school last week.



This year for the 2nd year in a row, we went to the 5K Turkey Bowl Race. It did not matter that it was snowing/raining/sleeting and so very cold. This was the first time my hubby and Jack ran a full 5K. This was also my first race in 5 years...granted I never run to win just the for the exercise. The boys did awesome! There were 435 runner in the adult race. Nick finished in 60th place with a time of 22:45. He did pretty well especially having just got the cast off his foot a few weeks ago and being "pretty out of shape" at least for him. Jack totally impressed us. He started the race with Josh and I and took off right away. He finished in 151st place with a time of 25:56...no one else anywhere near his age finished near him...we are so proud of him doing so well in his first big race.

Even Santa and the Thanksgiving turkey got in a run...sorry, my pictures are not great. I took my point and shoot, with the bad weather I was not risking my dSLR.



Now December over at Scarlet Lime is hopping with amazing new kits! Check out this months Main kit!



I love this kit! Then again I have not met a kit from Christy I have not loved, lol! This layout is of my aunts and uncles.



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This is my boys, their cousin, and aunt and uncle at the beach house. They all made matching tie dye t-shirts, how fun!



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Thanks so much for stopping by. I will be back later this week with a Pebbles project.