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More Christmas goodies.. Fancy Pants always comes out with an awesome holiday line and always so easy to play with. Here's a quick layout I made with some cute pictures of Blue :)

He really is a sweet as he looks here..

Stay sweet,
Mari

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The Guilty One...

I love pictures that tell a story, and I'm so lucky to have someone that takes the time to take such meaningful pictures like this one. A day before my class for the collins group event the dogs got into one of my sample books (the one with sticks on the cover) and destroyed it. I'm not gonna lie, I almost cried when I got home and discovered a bag full of pieces of my book. It all worked out in the end like it always does, but at that moment I just wanted to curl up in a ball and cry. When Dean got home he decided he was going to take a picture of Blue and Indy with whatever was left from the book.. Little did we know that a picture was gonna tell us exactly who the culprit was! I'm sure Blue took part on it, but I now have no doubt (as if I ever did :oP ) that it was Indy's conspiracy...

I used Basic Grey's Pyrus collection for this layout and I can't get over how great it compliments the picture!

I try to remind myself that when things like this happen. they will most likely be funny in the near future... I think this is pretty darn funny right about now! :oP

Stay sweet,
Mari

The Guilty One...

Christmas is in the air

I know, I know.. it's really only October. But I just can't help it! Christmas simply makes me happy.. Basic Grey's Jovial is my favorite holiday line this year. I love everything about it, but I guess I'm a little biased with everything BG :oP

no I cannot see into the future, even less take pictures ahead of time! this was in fact 2009, not 2010... I really gotta fix that! :oP

Can I tell you how excited I am that I get to decorate for Christmas this year?!?!!? for my own place.. I can't wait!

Stay sweet,
Mari

Christmas is in the air

Love Life

Pink Paisley's House of Three release this past CHA was one of my faves! I was so excited to get it in the store and get to play with it... I used Distress Inks and Luminarte to give it some flair and absolutely loved it! This picture was from a couple of weeks ago taken at Downtown Disney on our 6 year anniversary :o) I love this guy... and the life I have with him...

Those were large white flowers from Prima that I colored with some pink Luminarte! just dabbed my brush on the petals to give it some dimension :o)

Stay sweet,
Mari

Love Life

Moving...

I have filled four big bins with tools and embellishments and it doesn't even look like I've made a dent to my scrap-room! Whoever said scrapbooking was a sickness was dead on. I really should go back and keep packing, but right now I rather be blogging :oP

Dean, Blue, Indy and I will be moving out on our own this week to this cute small townhouse between Waterford Lakes and Avalon Park. I'm stocked and nervous but mostly stocked. I can't even tell you how much we need this. Our own place. A change. It's gonna be good. :) This move has shown me just how unconventional and weird we are. And I love it.

I think this layout best describes how I'm feeling today. Just thankful for the four of us. I used the ever-so-yummy Basic Grey Wander :o)

Stay sweet,
Mari

Moving...

Halloween-ish

I cannot believe Halloween is right around the corner!!!!! Oh my goodness!!! I might even have my very own first trick or treaters!!!! It's the little things.... :oP

I altered a small dress form that Stacey got from Old Time Pottery with some yummy LYB and tulle. I love tulle {except when you need to cut a bunch for a class.. then its not so lovely :oP}

Its displaying at ScrappyB near the Give Thanks wreath I posted earlier! :o)

Stay sweet,
Mari

Halloween-ish

Crate Paper Love

For all you skeptics that thought there was no way to make a non-school layout with Crate's new awesome line, I give you this: :oP

I have to improvise at times since I have no school pictures waiting to be scrapped. And when I say "have" I just mean there is no way I'm passing up playing with this paper just because it's school themed. Where there is a will there is a way :o) Although, I must say, Crate made it pretty easy with some awesome patterns as always. I heart Crate...

Stay sweet,
Mari

Crate Paper Love

Way cool :)

What a nice surprise it was to see my cards featured on this blog :o) It was great getting to meet store owners from all over the country at the Collins Group... This is Scrapology from Texas!!

Thanks for sending this my way, Etta.. made me smile :)

Stay sweet,
Mari

Way cool :)

... just playing :)

About a month ago, before all the CHA goodness started coming in, I got to sit and play with my stash. Sometimes I get so caught up with new stuff that I forget all the things I haven't gotten to play with. I had two pics that I absolutely love so instead of saving them for the next best thing (as I would usually do) I went ahead and scraped them with some of my favorite not-so-new lines. Here are my two layouts:

Dean and Indy on some yummy Fancy Pants

Blue and I on one of my fave Crate Paper lines

Stay sweet,
Mari :o)

... just playing :)

Creative Imaginations and Tim Collins

I had the pleasure of working and teaching with Cheryl Mezzetti at the Collins Group Fall education and trade-show this past weekend (not as in yesterday but as in the one before :oP). This is what September was all about :o)

Here are all the projects I designed and taught at the event.

Give Thanks Mini-Book


Christmas Memories Mini-Book


A Love that Lasts Forever Mini-Book


3 Cards:







Halloween Headband


Halloween Door Sign


Christmas Wine Container - PS if you receive this as a Christmas present you must act surprised :oP

Now back to our regular schedule :)

Stay sweet,
Mari

Creative Imaginations and Tim Collins

October is finally here...

September was absolutely crazy. I had so much to show you and so little time... I'm hoping to change all that this month. If not change, at least get to show you all I need to show you.. I think that's a start! :oP

Here's a layout I made with Sassafras' new Mix and Mend collection that I absolutely *LOVE* I added some sewing pattern tissue paper, lace and pieces of Prima's felted gates. I'm so not done playing with the line... Michelle Clement is my idol :oP {she designed this line for Sassafras} I figured this was a good way to start the month :)

oh it's gonna be a good month... how can't it be with these three? :o)

Stay sweet,
Mari

October is finally here...