Here are my Birthday party invites. My fabulous twinnie and I made these invites together. I love the bright colors and of course...I'm a sucker for polka dots!

The hardest book for me to make

The original title of this book was "I'm Your," But life plays out so unexpectedly sometimes and so I had to change it to "When I was yours." This book is a testament to the amazing healing power of storybooking. It was hard to write. There were many tears but many smiles too. I didnt make this book to glorify the past or hold on to future that is no longer mine, but rather to
honor the amazing lessons I have learned about love and the unpredictable nature of life. The best part about this book is it really did help me. I am in a much better place now and It feels great to be able to say that I am thankful for when I got what I wanted and I am also thankful for the opportunities that arise because I didn't get what I had wanted so bad.

My Christmas Card for 2008

Try not to judge me but I just love polka dots. They actually make me happy! I love in Heritage Makers studio that if they don't have what you want, you can make it. I actually put each and every one of these dots in their place.

My 16x20 Stretched Canvas

I made this to hang in my bedroom to help me with having sweet dreams. Life isn't always what we expect it to be but even when heartbroken, its important to remember the love, passion, and laughter that "sweet dreams" are mad of. I used the pictures that my "sweet dreams" are made of as the border; such as places I have been, place I want to go, the people that matter to me most, the things that I am passionate about. What better to put on my wall?!

Giving Thanks

I'm thrilled to be hosting Thanksgiving dinner at my house this year. I haven't been home for Thanksgiving in SIX years. It is going to be so much fun! When I started thinking about what to do for table decorations, my mind went immediately to Thank You-place cards. While life doesn't always work out the way I expect it to, I have so many wonderful people in my life that deserve a thank you! Here is the card for my wonderful Gram-gram.

Twilight Themed 12x12

I will first say that maybe, post breakup, its not the best idea to use my "so in love" schmoopy projects. But this is just too cool not to share. I am so thrilled that studio supports .PNG files. I actually already had some of this art that I got online for free and just had to use if for my "My Very Own Edward" page so I uploaded the art just like I would a picture. Another cool trick I used on this page is that I created the brightness of the moon by using the same sized circle behind the moon and then increased the "Blur."

The Wonderful World of Playing Cards

I am so excited about all the different ways I can use the deck of cards from Heritage Makers. I had a blast with this project. I can't wait to make my Christmas gift tags and Look forward to the next opportunity to make invitations.
I am keeping both the card of Kenna at 2 and the tribute to my Grandpa in my wallet with me. I also just love how cute Kenna's Pink Tutu Mini Album turned out. I glued the backs of the cards together to make the album flow better. Then for a special little touch I snipped a few pieces of the tulle from Kenna's tutu (ssshhhhh...don't tell!) and tucked it here and there between the cards.


Nissa and I are putting together a great list of all the things these decks of card can be used for. I will be honest, some of these ideas I "Scrap-lifted" from my fellow consultants, but with such good ideas floating around its hard not to.

Here is a little preview