I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day...

I heard the bells on Christmas day

Their old familiar carols play

And mild and sweet their songs repeat

Of peace on earth good will to men

And the bells are ringing

Like a choir they're singing

In my heart I hear them

Peace on earth, good will to men

And in despair I bowed my head
There is no peace on earth I said
For hate is strong and mocks the song

Of peace on earth, good will to men

But the bells are ringing

Like a choir singing

Does anybody hear them?

Peace on earth, good will to men

Then rang the bells more loud and deep

God is not dead, nor doth He sleep

The wrong shall fail, the right prevail

With peace on earth, good will to men

Then ringing singing on its way

The world revolved from night to day

A voice, a chime, a chant sublime

Of peace on earth, good will to men

And the bells they're ringing

Like a choir they're singing

And with our hearts we'll hear them

Peace on earth, good will to men

Do you hear the bells they're ringing?

The life the angels singing

Open up your heart and hear them

Peace on earth, good will to men

-Casting Crowns

God bless you all on Christmas and may you find His salvation and peace for the new year! Thanks for you encouragement, love and support!!

Christmas Time's a-comin'......

I am going to have to start working on Christmas projects reaaaaally soon. Be on the look-out for my efforts here. :)

I am thinking of making some little candy holders for my Sunday school class. They like candy any way they can get it! Of course I'll be making clay ornaments for my family. I have a Christmas card idea floating around the 'ol noggin so I need to get to work on that.

I don't think I'll be doing quite as much this year b/c of the move. I hate not doing anything though. I miss crafting when I can't do it.

Good luck with all your projects out there!!

Some cute fall frolic...

I haven't worked on any cards or scrapbooks pages in soooo long. It's sad really. So here's a picture of my little cutie in place of a paper craft. Enjoy. :)

Ooooooh!

Check out this new post over on the Modern Sugar Blvd blog. You won't believe all the good stuff going on! :)

Sweet new images from MSB

Modern Sugar Blvd is gearing up for another new release. The good stuff never stops coming from the Blvd!

Here are two projects I made using two of the new images:The first is a snack cake holder/wrapper. It was very easy to make. I just modified the candy holder idea from SU. I thought this would make a cute gift for the kids in my Sunday School class. The second is a folder I made to hold my printed digital images. I have so many loose images that I needed a place to keep them all. Very handy. :)

New and exciting things are always happening on the Blvd. Check 'em out this weekend! :)

Glitter Galore!

I am really late in posting this challenge for Modern Sugar Blvd! So sorry for that. The most recent challenge on the MSB blog was to use glitter. I mean really use glitter! :)

The image if from MSB of course. The patterned paper is DCWV. I really slapped the glitter on this card. I don't know how well you can tell in the photo, but it is covered!

I love sparkly anything so I loved this challenge! Be on the lookout for the next fun project over at MSB!!

New stuff at Modern Sugar Blvd

There's a lot going on over at MSB. New releases, challenges, new products.....all kinds of fun things.

I've fallen a little behind in my posting so I want to show you a few of my recent projects for MSB. Some of these are for challenges and some are for new releases. Check out the MSB blog or store for more info!

Sweet smelling cards...

Yup, you read that right. I said sweet smelling cards! Modern Sugar Blvd has Card Scents!! Click the link for all the awesome details. Even better, today and tomorrow MSB is running a 40% off sale! You definitely don't want to miss that!

Here is a list of the current flavors (with more on the way!):


My Boyfriend's Tee-Shirt: Come on girls... We all know this smell.. His laundered shirt with the smell of his cologne... You smell it and see him...

My Guy: 100% all guy.. The good smelling kind!Ladies Night: Getting all dolled up for a night of fun with the girls.. A splash of this.. A spray of that..

Sweetnilla: Vanilla pure and simple

Cake Batter: Vanilla cake batter

Cupcake & Sprinkles: Vanilla cake with fluffy frosting with sprinkles on top

Birthday Cake: Vanilla Bean Cake with butter cream frosting with a special added touch

Beach House: A day soaking up the sun with suntan lotion.. surf... And sand...

Seaside: A clean and refreshing blend of ocean and sea notes...

Coffee House: Your local coffee shop with the fresh brewing house blends...

Espresso: A rich and spunky in full strength form..

Cotton Candy: Just like your favorite suarlicious pink and blue sweet floss fair treat...

Caramel Apple: Sweet apple coated in caramel on the stick..

Pink Bubble Gum: Just like the old fashioned bubble gum you grew up loving...

Lollipop Swirl: Sugar spun into the multi confections of a sweet old fashioned tutti-fruiti lollipop

Rainbow Sherbet: raspberry, orange and pineapple

Cake Batter Ice Cream: Sweet cake batter with traditional vanilla ice cream

Vanilla Ice Cream: The sweet smell of Vanilla Ice Cream

Strawberry Ice Cream: The sweet smell of Strawberry Ice Cream

Chocolate Ice Cream: The sweet smell of Chocolate Ice Cream

Bubble Gum Ice Cream: Bubble gum mixed in traditional Vanilla Ice Cream

Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream: Vanilla-mint Ice cream blended with chocolate chips

Cotton Candy Ice Cream: Traditional Vanilla Ice Cream with cotton candy

Root Beer Float: Root beer with a scoop of vanilla ice cream

Orangenilla- Vanilla with a kiss of orange

Baby Kisses- Sweet baby powder with a kiss of baby lotion

Sweet Baby- The smell of freshly sprinkled baby powder

Fresh Flowers- a fresh bouquet of flowers and greens from your favorite flower shop

Summer Sweetness- sun kissed pineapple and coconut

Fresh Cut Grass- The smell of freshly mowed grass

Honey Bee- 100% honey

Baby Bee- Honey with a soft, light and comfortable blend of a kissable baby



I am SO excited!! There is no way I am going to be able to narrow down my choices. Good thing there is a sale. I think I might have to get them all! :)

Stuff.....

I just wanted to let all my loyal followers...:) know that I am not going to be posting a whole lot for the next few weeks. I will post when I can, but not super regularly. We are in the middle of moving so all my stuff is in transition. Including my computer. Once we get settled I hope to get back to posting daily.

Thanks all! I really appreciate all your comments and encouragement. :)

MSB Weekly Challenge

This week's MSB challenge Summer Romance:Image: MSB
Flourishes: Quickutz
Bling: Hobby Lobby
Coloring: Bic Markers

Stampin Up all the way!!!!

I think this is the first time that I have made a card with solely SU products. I usually have at least one product from another company.

Stamps: SU - Baroque Motifs
Paper: SU - In Colors 2009
Ink: SU - StazOn and VersaMark
Border: SU - Scallop punch

MSB Weekly Challenge

This week's MSB Challenge:

Big Release at Modern Sugar Blvd

Great new things at MSB! Check 'em out! :)Cause Bracelets image: MSB
Paper: SU
Ink: White Gel Pen
Pearls and Ribbon: HL

Card of Memories

Image: Squigglefly
Paper: SU
Twine: HL
Glitter: HL

MSB challenge...two parter....:)

MSB weekly challenge:
Image: MSB
Paper: SU
Bling: Hobby Lobby
Coloring: Bic Markers
Embossing: Cuttlebug

Rockin' Release from MSB

LOVE IT!!!I love this new image from Modern Sugar Blvd! Get it at the store or check the blog for other amazing new release projects! :)

MSB Tag-it challenge!

Here is my card for this week's Modern Sugar Blvd challenge. I love this image. I think it's so cute!! It's called Bubble gum...bubble gum. It's one of many cute images you can get at MSB.

Paper: SU
Image: MSB
Coloring: Bic Markers
Embossing: Cuttlebug
Stamps: SU (A Little Love)

Daisy Daze

I made this card for the SCS "Way to use it" challenge. The challenge was to stamp an image more than once. Simple enough! :)

Paper: SU
Stamp: Inkadinkadoo
Accessories: Scallop border punch (HL), Jewels & Ribbon (HL)
Ink: Brilliance

I like how this turned out. Simple but bold. That's the way to go! :)

Squigglefly Blog Hop!

Hey hoppers! I hope you have enjoyed the Squigglefly blog hop!! Can you believe all the talent?? Hopefully you have gotten here from Sue's blog. If not, you will want to check it out. Not only is she an amazing designer, she's super sweet!!

This is the last stop of the hop. I really hope you had fun and got tons of inspiration. Jump on over to the Squigglefly store to grab any of the awesome images you saw tonight and yesterday or to browse through all the other great stuff! Don't forget to stop back by the blog and enter for a chance to win a great prize too!!

Here is my card. What a job to follow all the other crazy-good work on this hop!! :) I used floss on the grass, cloud, and BBQ smoke. I colored the image with Bic markers and PrismaColor pencils. I drew the sentiment by hand. I made this card to match the ATC I designed for this week's Squigglefly challenge as well. Here's a look at it:

Thanks for stopping by!

Squigglefly Blog Hop Starts today!

Today is day 1 of the Squigglefly Blog Hop!!

Check it all out at the Squigglefly Blog.

Oooh, the anticipation!

The Squigglefly two day blog hop is almost here! It starts July first and you are going to love it! Click the badge to find out more and to get started Tuesday! :)

Summer Purse

I finally branched out and attempted to make a purse. I found the template at SCS. It was much easier than I expected and super cute! I think I will do this project with my Sunday school class.

Image: The Greeting Farm
Template: SplitCoastStampers
Accessories: Scallop border punch & Scallop circle punch - SU
Ribbon: Hobby Lobby
Flowers: Unknown

Cookie Mix Gift

Image: MSB
Accessories: Container (Gladware), Ribbon (Michael's), Crystal Effects
Paper: SU & Archiver's
Coloring: Bic Markers

Big New Release at MSB

Take a peek at some of the brand new images available today over at Modern Sugar Blvd!!

I have to apologize again for the lack of details. I'm still having computer trouble. I will come back and edit this post when I can with all the deets. :)