A Headless Chicken Ain't Got Nothin' On Me.

I'm getting married this Saturday, and can I just say that I'm a little frazzled. LOTS to get done, and never enough time. So, head on over to the Noel Mignon Layout Blog to see what I've been working on, because I'm just too lazy to repost it here!

Here's a sneak peek:


While you're there, be sure to check out the latest kit, Bedford Falls, which is amazing!

Happy scrapping!

Playtime

I am having so much fun with my Dear Diary kit (hurry, only 2 left!!) from NoelMignon.com!

I've been getting my studio all set up the last few weeks (slllloooooow process) and I decided that I needed a cute little storage spot for all my kit goodies that is front and center so that I can really focus on using up every little bit of it!


I found this little bin at Target (where the cute things live) and I love it! It's 12 inches wide, so all the papers fit perfectly, and then in front of all the papers come the stickers and packaged embellishments. In front of the box sits two little teacups that all of the ribbons and small embellies call home. My older kits (what's left of them anyway) are stacked behind the current month's paper so that I can easily mix them together. The little sparkly doodah on the front is by Making Memories and oooh la la!!

More goodies to come!

Baby, it's cold outside!

And I only brought flip flops with me! Seriously, I am so dumb sometimes when it comes to the weather and packing. I just think, "Well, it's Fresno, so that means it's always hot." As if I wasn't born and raised here and know just how gross the winters can be, too. But, in my defense, this "winter" hasn't been very wintery, has it? I can't remember a time that I went barefoot outside in November! On the bright side, the heating bill is gonna be super cheap, and I've been able to put off winter clothes shopping because clothes shopping of any kind is my least favorite thing in the world to do. Aside from maybe cleaning cleaning monstrous potato bug carcasses off of the garage floor. Cuz I've had to do that a few times recently, and EEW! Those things should be wiped off the face of Earth. Fo Sho.

In other news, I finally opened my little store at the Palace Courtyard, which I just can't help but call "the merc" as Auntie Weezuh did. It's my little corner of scrappy goodness that you can find lots of page kits, pre-made layouts, open stock paper, greeting cards, gift boxes, hand-made embellies and just general yumminess. For those of you who live in the Fresno area, be sure to check it out! I'm in Victoria Court right before the Red Hatters. I'll be restocking with lots of seasonal goodies very soon!!

Sorry for the crappy pics - all I had was my phone!



And here it is! My mom and I are Queen Crammers. We fit so much into the little postage stamp sized booth I got and wow!



This is the drawer of "By the Yard" with all kinds of vintage spools and lace and tickets. Yum!

More goodies to come!
Happy Saturday!
xoxo

Home Town

Here's another layout using the Dear Diary kit from NoelMignon.com! This one follows the current sketch over at Inspired Blueprints. It's a good one!



Be sure to follow along! Can't wait to see what you create!

New Jenni Bowlin

She's done it again! Here is the latest release from Jenni Bowlin!


New 12x12" papers

New journaling cards

New die cut journaling pad

New calendar bingo cards

Jenni Bowlin for Ranger Ink Pads, Re-fillers, and Paint Daubers!

I got my "Dear Diary" kit from NoelMignon.com the other day and I am in love! It's really my version of happy. This little baby even spurred an all-night scrapfest with me, myself, and I. I couldn't wait to dig in to it's autumnie goodness, and here's what I came up with.



Gotta love that punnum! That's my little cousin, Sydnee. Loving that Jenni Bowlin paint dauber, too. Never made my own patterned paper before. And I'm likin' it!!



Layered a corrugate button, Restoration stickers, Pyrus brad, and those cuter than cute Jillibean pins! I tried to add some extra texture and depth to the photo by brushing the dauber over it. It just makes it look a little fuzzy around the edges, so your eye is drawn into the center.



Of course, there's lots of stitching and lots of vintage photo distress ink in there, too! It just wouldn't be a "me" layout without those!Oh, and lots of foam dots!

So be sure to head on over to noelmignon.com to get your kit today - only 5 left!!

Good Eats.

Looking for a new dining room table? Go take a look-see and see what you can find. I was pessimistic, I have to be honest, but I am blown away! Here at Casa de Kvilhaug we have this bad habit of eating at the coffee table in front of the tv. "Why, do you not have a dining room table?" you ask. Well, yes, we do, but that just doesn't seem to matter. I mean what would we do for the half-hour we'd sit at the table? TALK? Ick, no way! That's just crazy! So I think I've found a compromise.

While I'd love to have this one, I'm thinking this is more along the lines of what Eric wants.

And while I may not be a fan of it's dining function, I'm loving the possible scrappiness that could happen there!

Dear Diary,

Have I ever told you that I've met the kit of my dreams? Well, I have. And this is it.

That's right, it's called Dear Diary and it is so awesome I can't even begin to tell you... So much We R Memory Keepers, Cosmo Cricket, Sassafras, Maya Road, American Crafts and a whole lot more! I'll be designing lots of goodies with this little gem, so be sure to check back for some great ideas. And be sure to head on over to the Noel Mignon shop to pick up your very own - you don't want to miss this one!

Nuts

Thievery of my inlaws walnuts last week was lots of fun! I love having them around in the fall. Even if I never eat one, I just love looking at them.



And yummy fruits and veggies, too. I'm salivating just thinking about them!



All this because we finally have a kitchen to use. And I'm in love with it! I have missed cooking so much and having pretty ingredients laying around certainly doesn't hurt. And did I mention the pantry is almost finished, too? Oh yeah! Pictures soon, I promise!

Also, I wanted to say thanks to all of you who nominated me over at Cosmo Cricket for the Guest Design Team Member for November. It was so exciting to see my name on that little circle of paper, and it wouldn't have happened without you! I didn't get chosen from the pot, but it was really great to make it as far as I did. And next month I'm going for it again!!!

Help a sistah out!

Hey, so Cosmo Cricket is having a contest for a Guest Design Team Member for the month of November and I want the spot! In a bad way. A really really bad way!

So if you have the time, and think I'd be good for the job, head on over to the blog and give a girl a nom!

Here's some fun projects I've made using the ever-fab Cosmo Cricket lines!



















Here's my layout for the latest challenge over at NoelMignon.com. Take a hop over there and check out the rest of the team's work and join in on the challenge!



Materials Used: Anna Griffin Esmerelda paper; Girls' Paperie Alpha Stickers; American Crafts Lullaby Thickers in Charcoal; Jenni Bowlin Butterfly Stickers in Black, Chalkboard Alpha Stickers in Black, Label Stickers in Red Dots; Want 2 Scrap Black Pearls; Making Memories Tiny Alphas Black on White; Best Creation Small Foam Squares.



Have a great day!