Wedding Week: Let Them Eat Cake

I have a new wedding layout to share with you today!  This one is all about the cake!  I love to capture all the little details about the special day.  I did the same with my own wedding album...although it was circa 1980's style in its design.

So, it is fun being able to scrap wedding again, even though they aren't my photos. 

I am getting ready to head out to the wedding and I am stressing over my dress.  I had an alteration mishap and can't get to the shop until Tuesday.  It is not the end of the world, but I am freaking.  I have the need to control what I can actually control in this situation.  In this case, it is not about the dress...although, I might need a back-up dress.

Let's move on to this happy event and moment...the point of the night where the bride and groom cut the cake!  I used the Swoon collection from Little Yellow Bicycle to create this one.  I had fun guest designing for them and feel honored to have been asked.

I jazzed up the already gorgeous cake sticker by adding the heart tops...I liked how it mirrored Trish and Chris's cake.

Off to try to not stress...I am going to a place where it is 80 degrees and full of great happiness.  That is what matters.

Be My Guest: Wedding Wednesday!!

Since I was talking about weddings, I thought I would follow up with a different project featuring a wedding collection.  This one is from Little Yellow Bicycle and it is called Swoon.  It is primarily white and cream with hints of gray.  I decided to put the embellishments to good use and make a elegant gift that should make any bride happy. 

This project appeared on the LYB blog last week!  It is a pretty altered notebook.  I bought a set of notebooks in the Target aisle for one dollar.  I knew they would be easy to alter and would be awesome for making lists.

Along with the notebook, I made three inserts.  I figured the bride could take them out and use them for special lists or lists that she needs easy access to!

I love dimension, but kept these relatively flat so the notebook could be carried in the bride's purse.  I am a note-keeper so lovely journals make me happy!

Speaking of journals, don't forget to check out Webster's Pages Blueprints.  Along with the journal, there will be prompts to help you document your life.  Be sure to check it out!!

Be My Guest: Little Yellow Bicycle

If you have stopped by for the Nook blog hop...welcome!  The original post is one down from here!  You can leave a comment to be eligible for prizes here.  I have a fresh post to share with you today as well...non-Nook related!

What products were you scrapping with when you started delving into this hobby?  It was over ten years ago for me and I loved to play with Bo Bunny, Basic Grey and Little Yellow Bicycle.  My favorite thing to do on the weekend was go to my local scrapbook store, Wiggles and Giggles, to shop.  Darlene, the owner, always carried those companies.  Some of my favorite layouts of all times come from Little Yellow Bicycle products.  They have been perennial favorites throughout the years.

So imagine how pleased I was when I was contacted to be a guest designer.  LOVE it!  I immediately said yes! and was sent a generous box of one of their newest collections.  It is called Swoon and it is full of whites and grays.  It is a wedding collection...and I used it specifically for that topic! (this week anyway...)

I made two layouts featuring the Clear Cut Shapes, which are transparent beauties...  Here they are:

This one is simple...but I adore these photos of my friends, Trish and Chris. Their love for each other is so obvious and I just wanted that to shine.

And this one of Trish and her bridal party...they are all gorgeous!

To see my inspiration for creating these layouts and learn more about me, head to the Little Yellow Bicycle blog.  It is full of amazing designs. 

I am so honored to be a part of the excitement this month!  Thanks Liz for the chance to design with a favorite!

Bippity-Bloggity Hop!!!

The Contest Is Closed! WINNERS ANNOUNCED ON MONDAY!

Welcome to the My Scrapbook Nook blog hop! Before you read on too far, make sure that you have started at Leah's wonderfully written blog! If I am your second stop, then you are all good!

I have had the honor of designing for Leah, Design Team Leader and Pam, Owner of The Nook, for three terms now! (Let's hope it is four! wink...wink...). I love the warm community, the blazing gallery and the amazing kits. It is always a joy to share my life and my work there!

I have had many of my online friends became a part of The Nook and they love the community as well. So...now it is your turn!

The Nook has the best deals around involving their monthly kits and special promotions! If you sign up for a subscription on or before Jan. 15, you can earn a $20.10 credit to the online store. Go here for specific details involving the coupon code to receive this deal!

To sweeten the deal even more, Leah and Pam just announced that there will be amazingly "deep discounts" to all members of the kit club! Hmm...curious now?

To begin your obsessions with the monthly kits, you have the chance to win this beauty, the Fall Mini-kit featuring My Little Yellow Bicycle!




I created this layout (which is on my top 10 of 2009 list!) using the kit:



If you want to win this kit (and you know you do), just do one or all of the following to be eligible. You need to let me know which of the options you completed when you leave your comment on my blog! I will randomly draw a winner at the conclusion of the blog hop!

1. Leave me a comment on this post and you're in the drawing!
2. If you want another chance of winning, blog about the bloghop and/or tell your Facebook friends about it!
3. You can also earn an extra entry by signing up for our creative newsletter!
4. You can earn another entry for signing up for our message board!

For the REALLY eager - there are bonus opportunities though.
4. If you sign up for our kits today (don't forget to use the store credit code I mentioned above) you'll get FIVE more entries - meaning FIVE more chances of winning this kit! Go here to sign up today!

Do you realize that you can earn as many as NINE chances of winning...!

Even better, each design team member is giving away a different kit so don't stop here! Keep moving and visit everyone's blog!

Hop on over to Camilla's blog! She is super talented and inspires me every day!

Have fun and I can't wait to see who wins!