I designed this little diddy for The Scrappy Gourmet:

Kits should be available  in their store soon.
Here’s some photos of the details:

I used My Mind’s Eye “Sunshine” paper and embellishments.

I love, love, love the color combos in this line.

This was such a fun album to put together.

I wanted to create an album that could pretty much work for any occasion…hope I accomplished the task.

The full pages will be posted on TheScrappyGourment.com as soon as the kits are ready.

Have a super fantasatic day!

xoxo, Christie

Vintage Fabrics tied to tulle.

Graphic 45 “Christmas Past” paper.

Snowflakes, trees, buttons and beads.

Voilà! A Fabric Christmas Banner.

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Today I am spending the afternoon with my family. We’re getting a jump on the Christmas rush and doing a bit of shopping (more like browsing), afterwards, we’re off to see the movie “Puss in Boots”.

Tomorrow I’m headed to Utah again…going to spend a few days with my grandmother. I’m really excited!

Are you ready for the Holidays? Have you started shopping? Are you already finished?

xoxo, Christie

I just wanted to take a moment to thank you for visiting.

The time you take to peek at the projects that I create and post here is very much appreciated!

Whether you stop by once a month or once a week…or if you check in every few days; because of you I feel appreciated too.

So, THANK YOU SO MUCH for hanging in there with me during this busy time, dear friend!

Stay tuned…Christmas projects are coming soon.

xoxo, Christie

My Cousin, Katie asked me to make some tags for the tables at her daughter, McKenzie’s wedding this weekend.

She also needed tags for the homemade lolly pops they made.

I’m headed to Utah for the wedding this weekend. I can’t wait to see McKenzie in her wedding dress!

I remember when Mckenzie was just a baby…time goes by so fast.

…a little too fast.

Katie joked with me about Izabelle. She said that one day I’ll wake up and my little girl will be getting married.

I know Izabelle’s wedding is many, many  years in the future but the way these years keep flying by…

Years have seemed like days.

And if McKenzie was just a baby a few days ago and Izabelle was a baby yesterday then I guess her wedding will be here sooner than I ever imagined.

Best wishes to McKenzie and Jordan.

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Thanks for stopping by today, I hope that you have a SUPER day!

xoxo, Christie

Crafty inspiration comes in so many different forms.

I recently stumbled on to a beautiful blog called,

Vintage and Cake.

Immediately I felt inspired to create.

I loved Julie’s style, the soft subtle vintage color and beauty. Everything she makes is oh-so-pretty!

I contacted Julie at Vintage and Cake to ask if I could use one of her images.

She said, “yes”! Lucky me!

I went right to work on a new banner for my blog (I’m still working on getting it uploaded…maybe this weekend).

Here are some pictures so you can get an idea of what it will look like:

Be sure to stop by Julie’s blog, Vintage and Cake: CLICK HERE

You might just find some inspiration too!

Have a wonderful weekend!

xoxo, Christie

The “Surprise Giveaway” prize is this:

And this:

18 sheets of October Afternoon paper (7 Sheets “Hometown” plus 1 sheet “Hometown” Journaling Cards and 8 sheets “Detours” plus 2 sheets “Detours” Journaling Cards), 1 Maya Road Calendar Album and 1 set of Stampin’ UP border stamps (these stamps are vintage – circa 2006). Hahaha.

And the Surprise Prize winner is:

Congratulations Debb!

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I hope that you had a wonderful and safe Halloween!

We had a lot of fun here! I was able to snap a couple of photos of the kids before they headed off to school yesterday. The sun wasn’t even up yet so the photos aren’t that great.

Izabelle was Luna Lovegood.

And Parker was a Half-Zombie-Cowboy.

Apparently someone stepped on his grave so only half his face was zombie-fied. What can I say? The boy has imagination.

Happy November!

I can’t believe I just typed the word “November”. This year has FLOWN by!

xoxo, Christie

This family photo was taken last July. It is so amazing to have my entire “Wolfe” family in a photo together.

Can you believe it’s already outdated? In the short span of 3 months, my sister-in-law, Kristin had her baby (she’s pregnant in the photo) and my other sister-in-law, Vanessa (the tiny woman on the left) found out she is pregnant. I love how my family has grown! Best of all, I love being “Aunt Christie”.

For the longest time my kids did not have any first cousins. Parker was the first grandchild on Dan’s side of the family and my side too…Izabelle was the second. I finally became an aunt with my sweet little niece, Kayla. Now the Wolfe family is growing like crazy! I love it!

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Have you noticed that I haven’t been around much this week? I’ve been SUPER busy both with work and with family fun!

I have tons of Scrap n’ Art projects that I can’t wait to share with you.

This week we’ve had loads of Halloween fun here in Idaho.

Friday night we ventured out to the Haunted Mill. It was tons of spoooooooky fun! I think Izabelle had her eyes closed almost the entire time.

The Haunted Mill was was pretty darn scary if I do say so myself.

Then Saturday night we got lost in The Straw Maze. We went after dark the when maze becomes “haunted” and seriously fun!

It was so crazy to try to find my way through a straw maze in the dark…with spooks jumping out around corners and in tunnels.

Crazy. Scary. FUN!

Again, I think Izabelle had her eyes closed almost the entire time.

We also enjoyed shopping at Halloween City last week. Izabelle and Parker tested out all sorts of costumes.

I’ll be sure to post photos of the kids in their real costumes on Monday they’re pretty fantastic!

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O.K. If you’ve made it this far in my post, I have a special surprise for you!

Leave the word “Boo” somewhere in your comment and I’ll enter you into my SURPRISE GIVEAWAY!

I’ll post a photo of the SURPRISE Prize and announce the SURPRISE Prize winner on Tuesday, November 1st, 2011.

Hint: You can count on lots of “scrapbooking” goodies.

Good luck!

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Have a wonderful weekend!

xoxo, Christie

I realized that I still needed to share these layouts that I put together while in California.

One of the reasons I hadn’t posted them yet was because this one isn’t complete:

I ran out of the right colored floss for stitching and never finished…oh well. It will happen someday, right?

It’s Monday again.

A new week.

A fresh start.

Here’s to getting something done!

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Thanks to all those who participated in the My Memories Giveaway.

Congratulations to Kate, you have won the My Memories Digital Software!

Kate, please email me: Christie@prettypaperbook.com

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Have a FANTASTIC week!

xoxo, Christie

The result of “Craft Day” with my mom and sister-in-law, Kristin:

A fun burlap Halloween wreath!

Love getting together with the girls.

Have a WONDERFUL day!

xoxo, Christie

P.S.

Don’t forget to enter to win the FREE My Memories Software HERE

Are you gearing up for Halloween? I know my kids are SUPER excited this year.

Izabelle is dressing up as Luna Lovegood (from the Harry Potter books) and Parker is dressing up as a Zombie Cowboy (his costume from last year…zombified).

I created this Fancy Pants Halloween Kit for TheScrappyGourmet.com.

Here’s a look at the pages with photos on them:

If you would like to check out the inside pages of the mini album, you can view them at TheScrappyGourmet.com.

or check out the kit by clicking HERE.