A new love...

Owen James...was born August 6th, 2011.

He was 7 pounds and 12 ounces.

Auntie Morgan holding him and him staring at me. So sweet, look at those big eyes & smile!

Six days old I went over to his house to see him again. I just love him so much! He looks so different in six days...

He is so tiny...look at his little onesie, hat & diaper

Last photo of the day. Sleeping so peacefully.

Love you Owen, Auntie Morgan :)

Local Artista Week...

Hello All...

The Bella Blvd blog has been getting some major updating. It looks awesome! Laura has been super busy updating things. Stephanie & Laura wanted to do a little spotlight on the Local Artistas since we haven't done one in a while.

We were asked to take some new headshots, answer some questions and then to do a layout about ourselves. I was trying to think of something to do that would be a little outside of the box...so I decided to scrapbook one of the best experiences of my life (so far...)

October 2010, I went sky diving with my step dad. It truly was one of my best experiences. I don't really know how to describe it. It was AWESOME!!! I loved it so much I wanted to go back up and do it again the same day. :)

We went through the company Skydive Milwaukee which is based in East Troy, Wisconsin. The staff was great and my step dad and I had an Amazing Time! :)

Hopefully you learned a little something you didn't know about me...

If you would like to see more of my sky diving adventure you can click on the following link and watch a seven minute video of my jump & some pictures

Skydiving video at Skydive Milwaukee

Makes me feel old...

My twin cousins (Alec & Max) are turning 17 tomorrow. (which means I am exactly 4 months away from being 27)

I was the baby in the family until I was 9 years old. Then my uncle & his wife had the twins. I love them so much and use to babysit them when they were babies. The time has flown by and now they are in high school and have their driver's licenses and will be 17. I'm so interested in what paths they will pick as they go into their Senior Year this fall.
I'm always making them take pictures with me. It is so cray to be how much they are changing and growing. They are both over 6 feet tall. They make me feel old and short. :)

Happy Birthday Boys! I love you dearly!!!

A little Sunshine for a Friday morning....

I'm sure this adorable picture of Sunny will brighten every ones day!

I used the Cuttlebug's Forest branches embossing folder to create texture and dimension on the circles and tan cardstock border at the bottom of the page.

Be sure to head over to Bella Blvd to enter to win this AMAZING GIVEAWAY!!! It is worth around $600!!!
A huge thank you to Provo Craft for their generosity! I had a blast playing with all your products!!

Cards, Cards, Cards...

Check out Bella Blvd today for some inspiration. I had so much fun using the Cuttlebug embossing folders and the quilling kit.

I love the Tall Tags in the Sophisticates line! They are perfect for cards & tags. I used the embossing plus die: Fanciful Labels on this card. It was so nice that it cut and embossed all in one.
The embossing folders are a great way to add texture & dimension to a card or tag.
I love to add a little twist to a normal card. I made this tri-fold card and used the...
Cuttlebug Embossing Folder Border Set 37-1923 was a great way to add a little elegance to this tri-fold card. The border sets are cool because you get five different options! :)
I hope you have enjoyed the inspiration today. Check back tomorrow for even more. Don't forget to go over to Bella Blvd!

A fun little Frame & Giveaway...

I love to cut out flowers and embellishments from paper and I thought it would be great to combine my cut out flowers with ones I cut using the Cricut. I used the different flowers to decorate a frame of my sweet little Avery.

I used a plain wood frame and painted it white, using Bella Blvd's Flirty line I added the cut out embellishments and stickers along with a Baby Blooms a Bella and some buttons. The Flirty line with the Forever Young Cricut Cartridge was perfect for this frame.

Don't forget to head over to Bella Blvd today to see the rest of my project and an Amazing Cuttlebug Giveaway! You won't want to miss this.

Amazing Team Up

That's right we have another awesome team up! Bella Blvd & Provo Craft! Stop by all week for some Fantastic Inspiration and some Great Giveaways!

Some of my projects will be featured on Wednesday, Thursday & Friday! Stay tuned...