Wow.  I turned around and it’s Wednesday night. Almost Thursday. Awesome.

Was it just Monday morning a couple hours ago?

Whew!  What a busy week!

Here’s something fun I created with the Graphic 45 Le Romantique Line:

A little wedding card.

I blanket stitched around the edges of the paper.

I love blanket stitches.

I love sparkle.

I love pearls.

I love lamp.

I know that last one might have been over your head but I like to quote movies now and again.

Here’s a view of the bottom right corner:

And what is a bottom right corner photo without a bottom left corner photo?

I’m not sure either…but here is the bottom left photo anyway:

Here is the little envelope I made for the Best Wishes Card:

Fancy-schmancy!

Or not.

I’m feeling kind of punchy…haven’t slept much in that past few days.

Fancy-schmancy?  What was that?

Must be the 70 invitations that I made for a church dinner…or the 70 favors I made for the church dinner?  Maybe it was the poster the the Chamber of Commerce dinner/auction tomorrow night?  Nah, maybe it was the recipe box I made for a sweet Etsy customer?

Or maybe…

It’s the fact that I did all of the above while desperately trying to keep my house clean so we can show it to potential buyers…In addition to doing laundry, going to work, meal planning, homework helping and feeding my family?

Or maybe it’s the fact that I haven’t made it to the gym in a week and could really use the calorie burn and extra energy about now.

Whatever the reason.  Sorry for the erratic behav…

…er, I mean….yes.  Or no. I mean…I’m with crazy?

This little  Graphic 45 Communique Mini Album Kit is now Available to purchase at The Scrappy Gourmet.

I tried to take some close-up photo of the tags I made for the G45 Chandelier.  I’m almost thinking that I need to remove the tags to take individual photos.

These photos will do for now, I guess.

I hope that you’re all having a fabulous Monday!

xoxo, Christie

Earlier in the week my mom, my sister and I invited some lovely women over for a baby shower.  My sister-in-law, Kristin’s baby shower!

I made a simple banner for Kristin’s shower using the Making Memories Just Chillin‘ Line. The banner came together really quickly:

My mom and I also put together  a little diaper cake for Kristin:

It was our first time making one, and I can say that it seem as though it would’ve been a lot harder making one alone.  It was nice to have four hands instead of two, especially when were were putting rubber bands around rolled up diapers and tying ribbon.

We made little roses out of wash cloths:

I loved the monkey on the top…Kristin is decorating the baby’s room in a Jungle Theme.

Here’s some of the goodies we made:

Cherry Chip Cupcakes…

White Chocolate Peanut butter Krispie Cookies (yum):

Sweet and Salty Popcorn (made with sugar, butter & vanilla…ooo la la):

We had tons of fun!  I think Kristin liked it to…

You can barely see her baby bump in this photo (it’s hiding behind her knees).  That’s my nephew in there!

I promised you a “Groom” layout.

And without further adieu:

This handsome photo of Jordan (my brother-in-law), was taken by: Jaclyn Davis

I’m thinking about purchasing a couple shadow boxes for this layout and the layout that I posted yesterday.Then giving both to Jordan for his birthday in April…good idea?

The little details:

I love this masculine line from Graphic 45.  It’s so much fun to work with.

Speaking of Graphic 45…my name is on THIS LIST.  Check it out if you like, exciting stuff!

Thanks to Jaclyn Davis, I have countless gorgeous photos of my baby sister on her wedding day.  And thanks to Graphic 45, I have tons of beautiful paper to scrapbook the gorgeous photos with!

Something shiny:

Something frilly:

Something hand sewn:

Come back tomorrow…I’m going to share my “Groom” layout.

It’s always hard to choose a favorite Graphic 45 line…but I think the new “On The Boardwalk” line is one of my very favorites!

I picked up this (not sure what to call it)…wooden plaque-stand?  And went right to work.

I love glitter.  I love Mod Podge.  I love ribbon.  I love flowers. I love paint. I love charms.  I love paper.  All of my favorites made it onto this little beach plaque…thingy.

I tied a little button next to the flowers.  I love buttons.

See what I mean?  Glitter is fantastic.

And some lace…I love lace.

Here’s a shot of the backside:

The back could not be neglected, although, I’m not sure who is ever going to look at the backside of this wooden thingy anyway.

OK.  I feel ridiculous.  What is this plaque…stand…thingy called?

Someone needs to enlighten me.

I love the new Cosmo Cricket Lines!  I couldn’t wait to cut into the “Joy Ride” paper.

Last Sunday I took some photos of my brother, Seth and his wife, Kristin.  They’re expecting their first baby (my first nephew) in just three weeks!  I’m so excited!

What made me even more excited?  When I printed out the above photos of Seth and Kristin, the colors in the photos matched the Cosmo paper perfectly!  I didn’t really bother me that “Joy Ride” is a travel line, I made it work for the layout…

I especially like the “you are here” tag right above Kristin’s belly. Fun!

The little details?  Here’s a peek:

Seth and Kristin are such a cute couple.  It was so fun to take photos of them. If it wasn’t so cold we probably would have stayed out longer.

Here’s a few more photos…

OK.  First of all, I found this project at 504 Main.  The paper chandelier was not my idea…but oh, how I wish I could claim it.

Basically, I took the idea and made it my own.

This paper chandelier was really hard to photograph.  I tried to pick up on all the sparkle from the beads, charms and glitter on the paper. It was not happening indoors.

So I went outside (thanks for hanging the chandelier in a tree sweet hubby).

And sparkle photos?

Not so much.

I might have to take individual photos of the hanging tags…

I may have to re-think this post.

No, I think I’ll just keep showing photos now.

Anyway, here’s a shot of the paper:

The paper chandelier seen above was actually my second attempt.  The first time I attached the paper to the wire, the folds were too large for my liking.

Then, I decided that I wanted to add cute scalloped edges on the paper and glitter, glitter, glitter!

I am much happier with the result the second time around (with a little a lot of help from my mom and sister).  My mom was a sport, taking the paper off the wire, cutting it down to the size I wanted and re-folding.  And then my sister helped by applying some glitter to the paper.

By the time I finished the tag charms and cutting more paper (I needed more because the folds were smaller), it was pretty late at night.  The project was not as simple as I imagined but I am so pleased with the result.

What do you think? Do you like it?

Should I take photos of the individual tags?

Just in case you were wondering…yes, that is snow on my neighbor’s roof (and on the ground).  It’s c-c-cold.

Thanks for stopping by!

xoxo, Christie

I have a lot of projects in the making…most of them Graphic 45.  I also have a couple Teresa Collins Books half finished (one baby boy and one wedding).  Hopefully I can get it all done this weekend and share them with you!

Thanks for hanging in there with me during this busy time in my life…I promise (or better yet, I hope) it’s worth the wait.

Have a wonderful weekend!