Coach Insignia & More!!

Everyone with a mom knows it was Mother's Day this weekend... ;)

I like to always show my ma a little love (and sometimes laughs) by hand-making a card for her to celebrate the special day. We always go to Coach Insignia for their awesome Mother's Day brunch, hence, the joke inside the card. (Used WeScrap's Tea Time Kit)


For those of you who don't know, Coach Insignia is a fancy schmancy restaurant all the way on the top of the Ren Cen building (the tallest building with the "GM" on it) in downtown Detroit-- I believe about 70 stories high overlooking the beautiful city, and also Windsor Ontario. (See Below)




As always, we had an amazing time... and I'm pretty sure I'm still full from all the amazing food and desserts! ;)

I scrapped with Sarah on Friday and also knocked out a check book cover for my cousin Kassi. I swear, I'm mildly obsessed with making check book covers for my favorite people... but hey, at least I can admit it. ;) I rocked this one out with a Crate Paper pack and random embellies (and doodles of course!). I joked with her--but almost meant it-- that I was going to rip the K off and put a H there... I'm a little jelly about how stinkin' cute it came out! ;) LOL


Well, until the next. ;)

New Layouts!

A good and long-time scrappy friend of ours, Sue Sykes, invited myself and Sarah Nolan over the boarder for a little scraptastic voyage last weekend... don't even get me started on the crazy adventure that the boarder crossing was!! LOL! We all got a lot done considering all the chatting we did! ;) Well, I promised I would get my layouts scanned-- and I did exactly that.

Without further adieu...



The first layout I knocked out was entirely WeScrap's kit, Urban Skies. Gotta love all the colors and embellies in that kit! Not to mention all the polka dots!! (Polka Dots = LOVE!)



My second layout was entirely (minus the main alpha, and bling of course) Crate Paper-- used from an older paper pack I had lying around...

I don't think they turned out too shabby considering my scrappy funk, and all the time I just sat there, looking at the layouts, hoping that they would do themselves. ;) LOL

Well, until the next. ;)

Blinged Out Trinket Box

Just wanted to share a blinged-out trinket box I made a while back. I was keeping it a secret for a while in hopes my best friend's fiance would use it as her ring box to propose to her in... but he went another route. No biggie. Now I just have to find someone else to give it to! ;)

This little box was recycled from Tim Holtz Film Strip Packaging and I thought, this would be so cute if I blinged the crap out of it. I mean, what girl doesn't like a little bling?? ;)


Until the next... =)

Oh. Em. Gee. New Layout.

I haven't scrapped since at least October because I've been in a scrappy-five-month-long-funk.

Just felt like sharing... =)


The photo is from my Mackinaw trip with my bestie Allyson... which I may add, that we're planning on going back this October-- can't wait for that! =)

...until the next! ;)

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Better Late Than Never...

I wanted to share some pictures from Hallowe'en, since Hallowe'en, but you know it goes... Better late than never. ;) Our family LOVES the holiday and goes ALL OUT every year. I kind of like our little tradition that we've acquired over the years.

This year, we did an Alice in Wonderland theme. I went as Alice, Sarah went as the Queen of Hearts, Patrick was the Mad Hatter, and Mom was the Cheshire Cat (with her small obsession with cats, and all). ;) I got pretty crafty this year, making my own over-sized bow head band, and Mom's cheshire smile...






Another 'All Hallows Eve' tradition that I love is that Sarah and Patrick always have pumpkin carving at their house a couple days before. Mmm, pumpkin seeds. (LOL!) This year, I tackled Jack Skellington from Disney's The Nightmare Before Christmas. I think it came out stellar for free-handing it (since I can't draw or anything!) I'm pretty proud of it! =)




Speaking of procrastination, I have a few more projects that need to be scanned so I can put them up here. Yeah... I need to get on that... like next week. ;)

Until the next!

Mackinaw... Finally!

I've lived in Michigan for a quarter of a century, and I had never been to Mackinaw Island. I know... people never believed me that I had never been to northern Michigan and seen the Great Lakes. We *are* the "Great Lakes State" after all... and I wanted to see the Mackiaw Bridge up close... not just on my license. ;)

After about a year and a half of saying we'd take the trip, Allyson and I finally did this past weekend... without further hesitation, here are my top ten favorite photos from our little vacay:











As you can see, we had great weather and an awesome time. If you've never been, I highly suggest making the trip. Nothing's better than the colors that Fall brings in the Mitten. =)