toot.woohoo!

So I haven't shared this yet BUT I was blessed to be published twice in the specialty issue of Creating Keepsakes:

I was SO excited when this hit my doorstep!  Should be at your local Barnes and Noble, Michael's, Hobby Lobby, or wherever you pick up your WONDERFUL magazines! Thanks for letting me share!!

mommy time.

I wanted to share real quick another one of my Mother's day projects that was up on the American Crafts blog last week.  This fun little pictures I found in a stash I have from my grandma's house, I scanned them and knew I had to use them with the new Mayberry line!  the little girl is my mommy and the that is my nanny--SO cute together!

 closeups:

 I decided to give this to my mom for Mother's day--she loved it!  Thanks SO much for this short post!

the winner is...Happy Mother's Day!!

sorry for the delay in the drawing for the American Crafts blog hop!  The winner is Julie GM!  congrats to you!!
I wanted to say Happy Mother's Day!  I made a couple of cards for the occasion of course:

 I used the FABULOUS 5th and Frolic line for both.  Thanks for the visit today!

happy birthday, a card.

So yesterday this FUN little card was featured on the Lily Bee Designs blog:

(the FUN little hello button and gray twine are from lily bee.)

I LOVED working with the combined May kit My Favorite and the add on Sugar & Spice.  Super fun card the cuts are all from my silhouette.  Sorry this is real quick post I'm trying to get myself ready to go see my niece jump at the state meet.  VERY exciting!!  My girl jumps on Saturday WAY cool!

Thanks for the visit today!

a happy little spot on cloud 9.

This was my other page that was featured on the American Crafts blog during stamping week.  Like I said yesterday it sure helps to work with quality products--I don't consider myself a stamper but this layout was SO stamped on! :)  The whole back ground sheet was made with a stamp, versa mark ink, and embossing powder I wanted it to mimic the yellow weeds...

this one was truly a fun layout to work on--this is one of my FAVORITE pictures and you might recognize it because I have scrapped it before (remember I scrap the same picture for each kid--I know I'm crazy but it's fun for ME!)  I used the My Girl line from American Crafts on this page.

 some stamping closeups:

 thanks SO much for the visit today!  If you are looking for the American Crafts blog hop scroll down....

forty.

this will be a REAL quick drive by post!  (If you are looking for the American Crafts hop it's down a post.)
A few weeks ago the challenge was to use stamps on either a layout or card.  I had a BLAST with the stamps--it's easy to stamp when you have FANTASTIC product!  ALL products are from the Soho Garden collection from American Crafts--one of my FAVORITES!

 closeups:

 funny side note, last Sunday I brought up the fact that I was 40 in my Sunday school class of 16 & 17 year olds.  They just could NOT believe I was 40--I thought it was HILARIOUS.  One day they will understand that your body might age but the insides stay young! :)
thanks for the quick visit today--have a GREAT one!

American Crafts National Scrapbook Day Blog Hop!

Welcome, to the American Crafts National Scrapbook Day Blog hop!  I sure hope that you have been inspired by the Design teams creations and challenges.

MY CHALLENGE:  to paint with Mist on your background!

supplies: glimmer mist (tattered Angels), epoxy stickers, stamps, pattern paper is from the Ready, Set Go line.

*tips for painting the background.  Spray mist into a cup then with a foam brush paint the background.  Let it dry and then adhere the rest of your paper.

I have a fun giveaway for one randomly selected lucky commenter on my blog.  The giveaway will be open until Saturday May 11, 2013.  Be sure to follow along on the hop, if you are starting here, the following is the list of those participating:

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

Michiko Kato

Melissa Mann

Angie Gutshall

Erin Stewart

Carina Lindholm

Lilith Eeckels

American Crafts

The American Crafts blog has a HUGE prize--have fun commenting and creating today!

Let's Go!

I had the chance to play a long with the sketch this month over at Scrapbook Circle, had a blast playing with a different colored cardstock and color shine--really love the color, vibrant and shiny!

the sketch:

my take:

Thanks for the quick visit today!

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This is one of those layouts I LOVE, many reasons why.  I FINALLY figured out how to scrap this particular picture, love that I added stitching in a creative different way, the topic & subject are dear to my heart:

my girl hurdling!  Last year as an 8th grader she was undefeated, pretty AMAZING   ..the second place girl was at the time a stranger, but now a good friend because they play on the same soccer team.  The third place girl?  ALSO a soccer player who's grandpa is in our ward (congregation at church) and she shares the same birthday as my girl...FUNNY how small the world is--isn't it?!

ALL the goodies you see on the page are from the Lucky Charm line from American Crafts.

closeups of course!:

 On a side note the girl isn't doing to shabby in high school either...holding her own against the big girls and improving herself is a pretty awesome thing to watch.
Thanks for the visit today!

as seen on Shimelle's blog!

I was SO excited when Shimelle contacted me to be a guest designer on her blog--seriously a TREAT to play with the sketch!  Here is a little sneak of my layout:

(Copyright Diana Waite for Shimelle.com)

For more details and the sketch go and check out Shimelle's BLOG!