The Chroni-WHAT-cles of Narnia!

Okay, I hope I'm not the only one who remembers a Saturday Night Live digital short with a rap song about the movie The Chronicles of Narnia... anyone? Anyone? Well, it's hilarious, even though the only part I remember is the chorus...

I immediately started singing it when my favorite blog challenge started up again for the new year with, you guessed it, The Chronicles of Narnia! Now, I have not seen the movie or read the books, for that matter... I guess I just can't get into fantasy stuff like that. I would rather read a more "realistic" book... Okay, you got me... I'm reading the Twilight saga right now! I just had to see what the fuss was about. Not too impressed, but maybe now that I am reading out of my comfort zone, I will try this classic series.
Here is my take on the movie:

The snowflakes are foam cutouts from Walmart. The White Daisy ink, stamp sets, and prisma glitter are all CTMH. The snowflake ribbon is from Hobby Lobby. I don't remember where I bought the pearl flowers, but it was either Hobby Lobby or Michaels.

Peace, Love, and Scrapping!

Color Challenge!

Happy New Year, friends! One "goal" (groan) that I have this year is to improve my crafting skills. So, I am looking forward to participating in more challenges. I was super excited to see that Kristina was having a new color challenge this week! Her craftiness is AMAZING! See for yourself over at kwernerdesign.com. Here is the challenge:
I was looking through my paper stash, and found Close to My Heart paper pack from the Animal Cookies collection. Perfect!

The paper, letter stamps, stitching stamps and ribbon is all from CTMH. The "love" was achieved by using a masking technique with a Stampabilities stamp that says "Made with Love." The frame is making memories and the ink is Colorbox. I can't remember where I purchased the lion. :(

Here's to lots of Peace, Love, and Scrapping in 2010! :)

Christmas is here!

Ahhh, my most favorite time of year! The hubs and I did our decorating over the weekend while our son slept. Much to my horror, I discovered that one of my favorite decorations was going to be a potential threat to our curious toddler...the stocking holders...dun dun dun! All at once I could see my sweet boy pulling on the stockings and pulling one of these suckers onto his head...

So, my husband decided to put up the stockings with nails, instead. Toddler head saver, indeed, but, none too attractive. So, today I set out on my quest to find a suitable decorative alternative. The prize was a battery operated garland for the mantle. There is a plug for regular lights on the side of the fireplace, but then we are back to the original problem of a yanking toddler. Now, when you live in middle USA, shopping is not always brimming with possibilities. After 3 stores and a tired child, I settled on making my own. At Target I found a strand of Philips battery operated lights on sale for $5. Then, I found plain garland for $5.99 and a set of "cranberry picks" for $5.99. Voila! Put it all together and you, too, can have this beautiful sight...

Okay, so the lights don't really show up in my picture, but they will this evening in the dark! For $17 I think it is a pretty good alternative! Plus, I was able to leave the stores so my son could stop yelling "BALL" at every ornament he saw!

The NOEL candle holder was also purchased today at Hobby Lobby for half off original price. Plus, it can be displayed horizontal, as well. Ahhh, versatile! Peace and Happy Holidays!

Finding Abby

Whew! What a crazy past few weeks! But, I'm back! I am totally excited about this week's Cinema Saturday movie: Finding Nemo! I love all the Disney movies because they always tend to have the same theme of a daddy's love. I'm really close to my dad, so these sentiments are close to me (Don't get me started with the end of Little Mermaid, when Ariel whispers, "I love you, Daddy!")! Plus, I LOVE seeing what a wonderful dad my husband is to our little boy. Anywho, Finding Nemo is no exception! What a great flick and here is my card:

Peace, Love, and Scrapping!

Crop Fun!

Last Friday Nellie had a super awesome crop with a Dirty Dancing Theme. Since Nellie found us a sweet place to crop FOR FREE, we all made thank you cards. Nellie showed us how to fold our "dresses" with a 6x6 piece of paper (Thanks to Lindsay for the paper!). I decided to make my dress fancy by adding a sassy sash and a lovely little necklace. Cause if nobody puts Baby in the corner, then she better be looking good (snap, snap, snap!)!

Movie Challenge!

I can't believe I made two movie challenges in a row! Holla! This challenge was super fun because it is ALL ABOUT THE BLING, Baby! So, even though I have not seen All About Eve, I decided to make this baby card with the "colors" of a black and white movie and of course the star: BLING! I whipped this puppy out in 15 minutes, so the glitter isn't even dry yet! I found these letter brads on clearance at JoAnn's a month, or so ago and wondered what to do with them...voila! Enjoy!

Peace, Love, and Scrapping

You gotta love Prince!

I'm back! After a BUSY summer, I am totally anxious to do some more challenges! This week over at Cinema Saturday Creative Challenge the movie was Pretty Woman! Love that flick! My BSB, Nellie and another friend went over to her house on Sunday to eat, watch the movie, and craft away! It took me the entire movie, PLUS Dirty Dancing to make my card, and I was not pleased with it. So, I reworked it while my DS was napping today. I like it a lot better! I chose to make my card to reflect their first night in the hotel while watching Lucy, drinking champagne, and eating strawberries. Yummers! I found this awesome Martha Stewart paper paper at Michael's on clearance last week and it had the cutest little strawberries (when my DH was little, he called them strawbabies!)! So, I cut them out and I used my Cricut to make the glass. The "bubbles" are just self-sticking gems. The little frame and quote is from JoAnn's. Super fun!

To Brooke and Sankari, congratulations of 50 challenges! What fun! I admire not only your talents, but also the sweet friendships you have made over the last year. What treasures! Hope you enjoy!

PS-I was trying to spruce up my blog with new art from shabby blogs, and I love the new header. Does anyone know how to add a picture in the frame without using photoshop? Thanks for the help!

Peace, Abby