Spring!

I have so much to catch up on! But first I have to tell you about Marlene at Uniquely Ella. She is the master of shabby chic and is blowing everyone away with her incredibly beautiful creations! She's auditioning for the Shabbylishcious Design Team and has made some of the most beautiful shabby chic creations I've ever seen.

Check out her video here

And you must check out her holiday house tours for some exquisite decorating ideas. 4umarlene1 on YouTube. She definitely has the magic touch. I'm truly excited for her and I wish her the best of luck!

Okay, so I really got into spring cleaning this year and cleaned like I've Never cleaned before! Part of my motivation was due to Sophia at My Great Challenge. My goodness, is she a whirlwind of activity. She cleans, she paints, she builds walls and tables...yes, "builds" them. Just makes it all look so simple... I think that's because she knows what she's doing and explains it so well. Her blog is loaded with great information and I truly love her videos. Seriously, you need to check her out, she'll make you proud to be a woman. mygreatchallenge on YouTube.

I cleaned and cleaned, and cleaned some more...(omg, the nooks and crannies of a home are hard to get to) moved furniture, sorted out drawers and closets, and brought out all of my favorite knick knacks and put them back again. I'm not all shabby chic, and not all vintage, but I have a lot of "old" stuff. And I have a large enough bedroom to use part of it as a craftroom. I cleaned that too. The problem here is that you have to empty everything before you can move it...oh my aching body. Gave oodles of stuff away and did my best to shabby it up! I like it. I'm happy with it for now, and I can still add to it. Here's a peek at a corner of my room.

See you soon!

ICAD is Coming!

Yay! It's time for ICAD! Well, not exactly, but as Tammy says, it will be here before we know it! This is an easy and fun challenge that begins in June. Check it out and share the joy!

Would you believe I was going to post this a month ago? April 20th to be exact. I think I was having some problems trying to get the link right and forgot about it. Better late than never, and still enough time to get the word out to anyone that doesn't already know about ICAD.

Check out Tammy's blog for more information! Daisy Yellow ICAD FAQ

Join the Facebook Group which is already hopping! Daisy Yellow ICAD Facebook Group

Monthly Paper Kit Club

I've posted a few pictures on Facebook of the beautiful paper kit I received from Cathy Michaels Design... thought I'd give you all a closer look. I love these papers! I love the look of them. I love opening the package and finding all the goodies hidden inside.

Cathy's card with contact information just in case you want to join the club! :)

April's package arrived today. Can't wait to see what's inside!

Cathy Michaels Design Monthly Paper Kit Club

DLP - Week 15

I'm liking this little journal more and more with every week that passes. Not really the journal per se, but the way it's being used. I realize now that I could have used any one of the journals or calendars that I already had, but I went with the Moleskine. Don't know that I'll do that again, have to see if it falls apart before the end of the year or not, that's the true test.

The challenge for Week 15 was Monochrome! I think we need only to do one page for the challenge but I kept it going. Another spread I'm very happy with.

Have a great day!

DLP - Week 14

The group challenge was to write out your name and decorate it. My personal challenge was spring cleaning, and OMG it just gets harder every year. Thank goodness I have a small, (very small), place.

Jennibellie's Journal Workshops

Jennibellie has a new Ning site! It's not like I don't have enough on my plate right now, but I thought I'd try the monthly challenges as I can work them around The Documented Life Planner, 52 Pick Up, and Joanne Sharpe's Doodle Arts class. Then I went and joined the Journal 52 Group on Facebook thinking.... heck, I don't know what I was thinking. I just want to see how long I can keep all the balls in the air!

She sure is a beautiful girl, isn't she?

April's Challenge was Messy Monochrome, black and white, and the use of one or two accent colors. I started my page with a stencil background that I painstakingly colored. I colored every little circle and outlined every flower and filled everything in. Then I slapped on this beautiful picture of Rhianna and covered it all up! I've always had a bit of a hard time covering up great backgrounds or what I think looks good enough, but I'm getting braver and not regretting it!

Come visit! Jennibellie's Journal Workshops

52 Pick Up - Cards 13 - 24

Time to make 12 more cards for Stephanie Ackerman's 52 Pick up. I was going to get a jump on this and start early, so I gessoed 12 cards and let them dry...then Stephanie posted before I did anything else. Thank goodness!! Her idea to use washi tape turned out 12 of the cutest darn cards! I must admit I'm hesitant to cover up all the cuteness, but I suppose I could make more!

Here they are in their natural washi state. I don't know if they'll look this cute when I'm done!