A Winner, A Challenge, and A Question

Hello, Ya'll!

I have a quick apology to make to everyone. This month has been crazy, insanely busy, so my blog post is running a bit late, which means that I still need to announce the March challenge winner. Please forgive my tardiness.

And now, without further ado...the March winner is...SHARON HUNT! Congratulations! You have won a $5 credit to Scraphappy to spend any way your heart desires! ENJOY!!!

This month's challenge: Use divided page protectors (also known as Project Life, Photo Pocket Pages, etc) to make a layout on any topic you want. You can use any configuration you want and use any papers and embellishments that you want. Scraphappy has a great selection of various configurations available for you to play with, so if you need some, go get them!
Ready? On your mark...Get set...GO!!!

Next, a question for you Lovely Ladies (and any Handsome Gentlemen) who are reading this blog today: I am teaching a beginning Silhouette class at next weekend's Gulf Coast Crop. Do you have any specific topics or questions that you want me to address? What do you want to learn about? Please, let me know. I am still working on my handout, so I can add anything that you want to know.

Quick and Easy Recycled Decor for your little one's room!

So this week I have been giving my 8 year old daughter's room a "makeover" with a new paint color and new carpet. She is going from the pink-and-purple-Hannah Montana-Disney-priness phase to the turquoise-and-lime green-peace sign-butterfly phase.

This started as one of those wooden pictures, I think it was one of those Anne Geddes baby pics, a baby in a basket or something, which she said that she didnt want anymore. She chose a patterned paper that she liked, one of the Glitz designs Hoopla papers. The foam letters my mom found at a thrift store last week, and they just so happened to spell her name! Those are just hot glued on, we added some bling and flowers, painted the edges of the picture with a little black paint, and there you go!

The little cards on the bottom left and the wooden banner at the top are from the new Soiree line we got in. The banner is glimmer-misted with Cosmos pink, then we added random buttons and bling. We used thumbtacks to stick a black ribbon on the back and tied into a huge bow to hang the picture from.

The whole project literally only took an hour max, and it was made with all things we already had, with the exception of the foam letters. A great way to let them make something crafty that expresses their own unique personality!

You are invited to our SOIREE! A party! A gala! Read on...

Hey ya'll! So, what's this about a soiree you ask? Well, if you haven't been by the store in the last week-10 days, RUN, don't walk, into the store as soon as possible! Introducing a new line from Pink Paislee & House of 3...SOIREE! This collection is so much fun...the bright pink, yellow, turquoise, grey, etc is divine! (Its not obvious that I love this collection, is it?) And check out the acrylic stamps that go with it...This set is chock full of banners, cakes, cake stands, borders, a teapot & more! And did I mention banners? Yes. Banner love is flowing through this collection. And last but not least, lets talk embellishments... All I can say is BLING, scrumptuous, 3-D, BIG chipboard stickers, laser cut wood shapes, gorgeous hat pins, chipboard embellies galore and yes, banners!! Whew! I started to get a little carried away there! Check out the mini book that I had SO much fun making with this collection, and then decide fo' yo' self!!