quick mother's day gift...

For those who live far away from parents.. doesn't it make gift giving so much harder? I hardly ever remember to get the gifts that I do get into the mail on time. I'm I the only one in this predicament?

So I have been looking for good mother's day gifts that could be easily mailed. The one above is a 17x11 poster I put together of my family (I am the one, in the middle, with the one child). I made it using the Sophistication Silhouette Stamps... on sale today for only $1... and the Sophistication Banner Stamps. It was quick, and easy, and I think that my mom will like it.

I am also thinking of making it in a 7x5 card format.. that would be a lot easier to mail, and easier for my mother to store.


So what are you making for your mother/mother-in-law for the big mother's day this week? Are you in my situation where you have to mail everything?

Thank you....

For all the support and well wishes I have received this week!

My birthday showed up yesterday... and it was perfect, thanks to a fabulous husband, a babysitting-wonderful cousin, delightful phone calls from far.away family, online comments from friends, and a lovely daughter who enjoyed a impromtu photo-shoot with her mommy yesterday.

...and... have you ever put your camera on self timer and raced to pose for the ticking-time-bomb-camera? you should try it... we had a lot of fun trying funny things out. It was a great mommy & daughter time...

would you like a look...

...at sophistication? go right ahead. Its even better up close.. promise.

But, all kidding aside, I am really excited for this kit release! I really like how this kit turned out.. and I would love to see what you wonderful readers do with it. And... if you buy it today {thursday} you get it 30% off.. and.. if you buy the "complete kit" on "thursday" you get entire kit for only $13.99... that is almost 50% of the kit if you bought the pieces at full price, individually.

*click image above to download*

But, since I enjoyed our little blog hop we had on tuesday.. I have been just dying to give out another freebie {yipee!} so I hope you do enjoy it as much as I do!


...and... there has been a request for a little tutorial about how I made the flowers on my hybrid pages... oh please don't worry! I have heard your requests, and am putting together a show and tell about how to make beautiful hybrid flowers (and they are so cheap! ...doesn't that make them all the better?)

sophistication...

...at its best! I am so excited for my new digital scrapbooking line "Sophistication" to come out at DHD! I couldn't help but put together a little sneak.peek hybrid layout to share. This layout could also, easily, be made all digital.. But I am trying to expand my horizon by adding handmade flowers, buttons and brads.


So take a look, but come back tomorrow to see the entire kit {.. and get it 30% off thursday only}


I am also thinking of throwing together a little wonderful coordinating freebie for all my wonderful blog readers... we had a little too much fun yesterday, didn't we?

(if we missed what happened yesterday.. scroll on down..)



credits:
paper & flowers were digitally and hybrid made from: "Sophistication" by Sara Schmutz
white paper flower: "Lucy Bird" by Imaginisce
pearl brads: by The Paper Company
buttons: vintage
ribbon: random

a free scrapbooking kit.. just a hop, skip and away..

.. to the Design House Digital Designer Blog Hop! I am so excited to be a part of this party going on over at DHD! There are so many wonderful designers at DHD.. and they are all so nice! Look {below} at this wonderful kit you can get for FREE just by hopping over to everyone's blog!


So hop on over to all the different blogs to collect the entire collection! Which includes 18 digital papers, 19 elements, 3 alphabets, and 1 hybrid box! Wow.. seriously.. thats a ton of free digital scrapbooking goodness. I cannot wait to scrap a page or five with this kit...

and... if you are in the mood for more FREE STUFF... become a fan of facebook and get this lovely little kit for free! once we reach 300 fans... we're almost there...awesome, right?

So, for those who just came from dear Gennifer's blog.. head on over to Jen's lovely blog for more pieces of this yummy kit. And, for those who are just starting out on your journey, still head on over to Jen's.. you'll end up at Gennifer's in the end!

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I cannot wait to see what wonderful things you all use this kit to create! I am absolutely in love with it.. aren't the colors so pretty!

is it monday?

...I still feel like I am on weekend mode. And I really do not want to clean my house.. ugh. right? I dislike mondays for that reason. So, to distract my pity.filled.soul, I decided to scrap up a hybrid with my new "tu es jolie" kit at DHD. The colors on this kit are so vibrant.. I love how they printed. And what makes it even more fun, is that this kit looks gorgeous with black 'n white photos... and I adore b&w... mmm...

This picture was taken over a year ago.. isn't my little miss so sweet...

well, I guess the crafty project helped with my depressed.because.its.monday.mood... so on to scrubbing some floors and folding some laundry!

but check back tomorrow for some more fun.. fun.. fun..

a wonderful weekend...

...does that mean I have a hectic week in front of me? I hope not. But the weekend was, uncommonly slow... it started with the weather, once again, warming up to a delightful coolness/warmth. Little miss schmutz and I celebrated by fashioning up our mr. potatohead's in different get up and then setting them up for a photoshoot.

...wouldn't you love an arm where your nose should be? and a tongue on the side of your head?... I know I would.

photo frame found here.