Graphic 45 On the Boardwalk mini album

Happy 1st day of summer!! I love the On the Boardwalk collection from Graphic 45, and since I live by the ocean, it is perfect for lots of fun summer beach activities. The papers have such pretty colors and a cute water appeal that you can easily use it for poolside fun, a day at the lake and even a cruise.

Prima Madeline Collection: Bella Donna layout

The entire Madeline collection from Prima is so beautiful, and I think the Bella Donna paper is one of my favorites. There are so many ways you can design with this piece. I cut out around the flowers and scrolls, and then mounted it on a sky blue piece of cardstock that I had glittered. I glued the photo on a 6x6 size of "Ste.Marie" paper and cut the letters out of "Spring Tide." The spring tide paper is so pretty, because musical notes are always a favorite, but Prima made this one in a beautiful aqua color. I embellished the papge with some Prima flowers and some extra flowers and a butterfly from Michael's.

Bo Bunny Gabrielle mini album

I love the colors in the BoBunny Gabrielle collection, the blues that turn into a rich teal and the soft pastel oranges that turn into a bright orange, they all combine so beautifully. I made this mini album as a design team project for my LSS "Memories Live On" in Cupertino, California. I didn't add any photos because I wanted people to envision their own photos inside and what they could add to personalize it for themselves.

Happy Mother's Day!

I love to garden, and I have an abundance of flowers blooming nearly year round here in sunny California. I love this Once Upon a Springtime collection from Graphic 45, so I thought it would be perfect to make a vase using these papers so I could really display my flowers in style. The vase can make anyone feel like a professional florist, beautifully showcasing any blooms or boquet you may have. I cut some of the fairies out of the paper, attached them to wooden stakes, and placed them throughout the boquet. I used it to decorate for an outdoor Mother's Day brunch, and it also was the perfect addition to our Easter celebration. I hope all of you hard working Mother's out there had a wonderful Mother's Day!!!

Prima Thank You card

I absolutely love the Prima Madeline collection. So many pinks and flowers (my favorites) and I really love the soft blues and greens, those would also work great with boy/masculine pages. I made this card for a friend and took the photo in my hydrangeas that are just starting to bloom. I love the Prima rose blossoms, it feels like I just plucked them out of my garden and am sending them to a friend.

Deutschland celebration

  One of my sister's best friends got married last May in her new husband's home country Germany. This is also the country where our Mother was born, and since we had never visited, this was the perfect time to go.

The wedding was in a beautiful centuries old church, followed by a reception at Tao restaurant (where this picture was taken) to celebrate the bride's Chinese heritage.

  The main reception was an all night affair, located in a beautiful castle, and everyone dance and celebrated until sunrise (yes, literally sunrise!). Later that morning was a beautiful brunch to shower the couple with love as they started their new life together as husband and wife. It was a fabulous week in Germany and I can't wait to scrapbook more of the photos and events of this once in a lifetime celebration.

 The pink floral background paper is Autumn Leaves, the circular butterfly paper is from SEI and I handmade the 3D roses using Martha Stewart cardstock.

Dream On!

  One of my dearest friends, upon approaching what she considers a "significant" birthday, shared with me she felt as though she was at a crossroads in her life. She really wanted to start stepping out of her comfort zone , experience new things and take action to make her long held dreams come true.

  I told her it's never too late, and since one of my favorite things in life is to uplift and inspire other women to go after their hearts desires, I created this card to encourage her along her journey.

  The paper is Webster's, and is actually vellum that I adhered to white cardstock to help it stand out and added gold glitter for an accent.