my friend Tricia, owner of Cocoa Daisy a very “Happy Birthday.” It would be so nice to flood her inbox with birthday wishes throughout the day. Tricia puts together incredible kits and is such a wonderful person to design for. So, if you want to send a little wish her way here is her e-mail address Tricia@cocoadaisy.com

Happy Birthday Tricia! Wishing you all the best…

has a little bit of everything.

First, Maya Road…. this months challenge was “Bloom where you are planted” Jess had all the design team members create a project or layout using any of the wonderful floral products such as chipboard Blossoms, Petals, the new Journey East ribbons, the new floral clear stamps, ribbon slides and blossom albums. Talk about a fun challenge. Maya Road has flowers!

Second, Cocoa Daisy…. Tricia is holding a Design Team call to add two more Daisy Divas to the team. If you are looking to be on a design team this is the call for you. Tricia is fabulous to design for, is very generous with product and has built a wonderful community to hang out at. This months Daisy Talk includes an altered coaster I created. These are so fun to make and take hardly any time.

and Third…. my cousin David from Maine is visiting the DFW area for a work related project. Last night we got to spend some time together which was great. I haven’t seen him in nearly 9 years. I must say it ended up being one thing after another trying to get him from Love Field and entertaining him as well. We went to pick him up from the airport and could not find him… we both said we were at “Departures” and of course neither of us could see each other. Read the rest of this entry »

to May which means the new Cocoa Daisy kit will be out. You do not want to miss this one. It is so funky, fun and inspiring. I had a blast playing with all the great products. I thought I would share a layout with you so you can see for yourself. This is my niece Amanda. She is not only gorgeous but also super sweet and smart. I’m so proud of her.

Today I am working on some cards for a kit add on. I’m loving the colors of the products I was given to work with… just too fun. Hope you all have a wonderful day.

Ribbon Flower Tutorial
By Lisa M. Pace

1. Cut ribbon approximately 12 inches
2. Starting at one end of your ribbon weave your threaded needle in and out of the ribbon as shown (I thread my needle with the thread still on the spool. This way I don’t have to worry about not having my thread long enough or my ribbon coming off of the thread)

3. Continue weaving your threaded needle all the way to the end of the ribbon

4. Once you are to the end of the ribbon pull the thread through the ribbon to make it gather

5. Cut thread making sure to leave enough thread for you to tie a double knot
6. Gather your ribbon as tight as possible

7. Double knot your thread
8. Glue the cut ends of your ribbon together making sure the glued ends point to the underside of the ribbon flower

9. Once the glue has dried flatten out your flower

10. Adhere your button to the center of the flower (in my example I used two and placed one on top of the other) using a hot glue gun

Have fun! The possibilities for these flowers are endless.

Here is just a peek of a project I am working on this week. I love making these little ribbon flowers. They are so quick and easy and make a great impact on any layout or project. I will be able to show you the entire project next week. So until then this little image will have to do.

I really need to prioritize my list of projects. I cannot believe how many things I need to get done in the next 10 days. If I think too much about it, I just might panic. So for today it is work on this mini album and go from there.

Hope you all have a great day. It is cloudy and rainy here… perfect weather for scrapping.