thicker winner and a last May JBS layout

I loved working with the May kits from JBS Mercantile! This is the last of the layouts that I put together for the month!

Random.org chose #80 from the comments from the NSD Thickers giveaway post! Congrats, Tash! I'll be contacting your email for your mailing address! ^_^

Tash said...

Happy NSD! love the colours here

May 4, 2013 at 10:55 PM

 

Sorry for the delay in picking a winner!! We were traveling last week, and spent lots of time hanging out with family! We played lots of baseball, basketball, bike riding, threw stones in the river (the mighty Mississippi), rode four wheelers, played with doggies, saw the calves on the farm, went to the movies, hung out together, and just laughed - a lot.

Not to mention I got another contract sewist trained up! Yay! I'm getting the hang of this business hiring thing! {for more on my business adventures, I'll be posting at bluebirdchic.com starting in June!! ^_^}

Happy Hump Day!

Chicago Skyline

We had the best time visiting Chicago last summer, and when I was flipping through photos to use with this month's fabulous JBS Mercantile kits, I couldn't resist pulling this photo of the skyline!

Happy Tuesday!

my balcony garden

Debbie share ideas for scrapbooking your garden/yardwork from the creative team this week! I'm in love with my balcony garden. I can't tell you how happy it makes me to check on those little plants every day, and be able to add a few fresh herbs into our salads and other foods!

I'm a bit sad that I'm using up the very last bits of the Soho Garden line.It took me by surprise, but I totally fell in love with it!

American Crafts National Scrapbook day hop

It's a blog hop with American Crafts to celebrate National Scrapbook Day! We're sharing ideas for challenges, inspiration, and giveaways to make your day {and weekend}a fun celebration of scrapbooking your memories. 

I had so much fun playing with the brand new Mayberry line - it's got lots of fun touches like chalkboard accent stickers, and real {not printed} burlap texture on the thickers and tags!

Rainbow hues are very popular right now - my challenge to you today is to incorporate at least five colors from the rainbow in a layout! I've used red, orange, yellow, green and blue in mine. It's a fun way to create vibrant layouts filled with color. Last weekend, I made a red velvet cake from scratch to share, and I had to photograph it! If you haven't made red velvet before, here's a link to my favorite recipe for it! {though I cute back to just one bottle of food coloring...}

Paige Evans

Jill Cornell

Corrie Jones

Patricia Roebuck

Leslie Ashe

Becky Williams

Jen Chesnick

Monika Głód

Heather Leopard

Andrea Budjack

Allison Waken

Kimberly Neddo

Diana Waite

Leah Farquharson {you're here}

Michiko Kato

Melissa Mann

Angie Gutshall

Erin Stewart

Carina Lindholm

Lilith Eeckels

American Crafts

One last thing before you move on - I'm offering up a chance to win all of these thickers - I put them up for the last hop, and the winner never contacted me to have them shipped, so I thought I'd offer up another chance to win them. But please, please leave some way of contacting you, either in the comment or through your blogger profile would be great! 

To enter for a chance to win all fifteen sets of thickers, comment with your contact info {or make sure it's available in your profile, before 11:59 Sunday, May 5. I'll choose a winner by random number generator on Monday or Tuesday!

Good luck and Happy National SCrapbook Day!

now available!

I loved chatting with everyone at the launch party last night! I can't say enough about how inspiring the different articles are from all of the ladies involved in this book. Tons of real life tips for real scrapbooking. :) If you're interested in seeing the sample, click the photo above. There's a box on the right side that will allow you to add your email info to see a sample of the book!

Everyday Storyteller 2 launch party!

Join us for the launch party this evening! There will be prizes {bluebird chic is a sponsor, so one of my camera strap covers is up for grabs!}, fun Q&A with the contributors, and you'll be there when the book goes live. Just click the image above to join in the fun!

jbs mercantile May kits are available!

I'm so loving the color combinations for May's JBS Mercantile kits! I had fun putting this together with the main + artisan kit. I can't get over how grown up our oldest is getting. He's growing from an amazing boy into an amazing young man...