The Seguras at Riviera Maya - 2010

...I'm still around!

Just a few pics from our summer holiday in Mexico.

A very large crowd to the Riviera Maya - the more, the merrier!!!

My husband and two kids, my parents, my three sisters, and most of my nieces and nephews...

A field trip to COBA...

...and just chillin'!

Happy Birthday Gaute!!!

Just wishing my dear Gaute a Happy Birthday.

It's THE BIG 45!

I love you!

You are a wonderful husband and father.

Happy Birthday / Basic Grey #25 - Stitching

The challenge at Basic Grey is STITCHING.
Here's my entry. The paper is from the Kioshi Collection (Lily Child).

Birthday Wishes - The Color Throwdown #102

The colors in the swatch at The Color Throwdown this week are almost an exact match for a sheet of Bloom and Grow paper I had by My Mind's Eye. Here's a birthday card I made for my niece.
...and this is the color swatch...
Thanks for visiting and have a great weekend!

Big Bad Dad - Caardvarks July Challenge

I got a super cute digi from Tiddly Inks. This will be my husband's birthday card from the kids. And here's my entry for the July Challenge at CAARDvarks.

Happy 10th Birthday Johan !!!

Happy 10th Birthday, Johan!

May God always take care of you and bless you as you have blessed us with your smile. I hope you are always grateful for the gifts that He gives you and that you use them wisely. Always open your heart to Him and He will guide you in the right direction.

Felicidades from your Mamacita...

Birthday Wishes - Caardvarks June Challenge

This card is for my "little brother", Joe, who's turning 35!!!
I've stamped the Birthday Wishes and embossed it with Golden Sand. The orange piece in the background is embossed with a Cuttlebug folder. The ovals are also embossed on the Cuttlebug.

This is my entry for this month's stamping/embossing challenge at Caardvarks...

Celebrate - Sassy Cheryl #15

I've embossed the alphabet and the paper airplanes on this card for my nephew's 8th grade graduation tomorrow. The image is also on an embossed Spellbinders die and mounted on an embossed blue piece. This is my entry for Sassy Cheryl this week...

Happy Birthday! - Phindy's Friday #8

My birthday card for Phindy's Friday Challenge this week...

Thank You - Cute Card Thursday #115

Orange/blue/black is the color combo at Cute Card Thursday.
This card is for Johan's teacher.

Thank You - StampARTic Sketch Challenge

Here's my entry for this month's sketch challenge at StampARTic.

Happy Birthday! - Timbroscrapmania #5

PINK is the challenge at Timbroscrapmania.

CAARDvarks - May Sketch Challenge

There are two sketches to choose from for the May challenge at Caardvarks.
I've made a card for my kids' piano recital tomorrow. It is for their teacher who is leaving the program after 10 years.
We will miss him and we wish him well as he moves on to a new beginning.

Box it up - Addition

I've gone back and made a card for the Double Dutch box...

Mum's the Word - DDC #42

Mum's the word at Double Dutch.
They want to see a Mothers Day card with matching "gift wrap".
Check out their gorgeous DT creations!
I've made a bird house for chocolates using a template from Gudrun.
Thank you, Gudrun ;)



The bird house opens at the top with a tab...

Phindy's Place - Challenge #3

This bookmark is for my sister, Tina.

I've made it for challenge #3 at Phindy's Place using Miss Mouse at Tea stamp...

Fun with Shapes and More - Challenge #51

Mothers Day is the challenge at Fun with shapes and more.
This is for the biggest garden lover I know - my mom...

Enjoy - Sassy Cheryl's Challenge #10

There is a photo inspiration at Sassy Cheryl this week.
I've used the Sunday's Sundae stamp for my entry...

Timbroscrapmania #2 - Distressing

Distressing is the challenge at Timbroscrapmania.
Here's my entry using an old Mary Engelbreit stamp.

Basic Grey - Week 18

Here's my blue, gold, and white entry for the challenge at Basic Grey.

Sketchy Colors #21

The combination is green and gold at Sketchy Colors this week.
I've made a card for a 50th Wedding Anniversary...

Another Wedding Card - Mojo Monday #136

My entry for this week's challenge at Mojo Monday...

Wedding Card - FTTC63

Here's my entry for Flourishes Timeless Tuesday Challenge this week.

Brotherly Love - Scrappehuset Challenge

Here's my entry for the challenge at Scrappehuset using images of everyday life.
The sketch is by Jolene Pienaar of My Scribble Scrabble Sketches.

The Color Throwdown #89

There's a really pretty combo at The Color Throwdown this week.
Here's my entry...




These are the colors...

The Play Date Café Challenge #26

I've made this card for my niece's birthday. She loves turtles.

This is for the challenge at The Play Date Cafe this week.
They want to see a bit of grey or silver along with clay, cream and a turquoise-y blue.


...and this is their photo inspiration...

Double Dutch #41 - Box it up

The challenge at Double Dutch is a template for a cute little box.
Check out the gorgeous DT creations for this one!
The template is in metric - very scary ;)
But this is what I came up with...

PLAY - Skissedillaskisse #56...with GD Aud

Aud Randi Kalve is the Guest Designer at Skissedilla this week.
She is one hot sewing machine mama, by the way ;)

And here is my entry for Hege's sketch...

Basic Grey #17 - Hello Friend

Here's my entry for the sketch at Basic Grey.
I've used paper from the Green at Heart Collection.

May Arts Contest #23 - Organizing Your Ribbon

May Arts has 1 full spool of your favorite ribbon for the winner of this contest.

How do you organize your ribbon?

I bought this paper rack from a scrapbook store that was closing. Besides the shelves for the paper on the front, I got a bunch of hooks from them in three sizes. The medium hooks are perfect for organizing my ribbon in the back of the rack by color...

Here's the front of the rack with the shelves for paper...

And I can take off a hook with the color that I'll need...

LOVE MY PURPLES!!!

I'm crossing my fingers ;) I don't have a lot of oranges or yellows...

Saturday Spotlight #24 - Inspirational Coffee!

Here's my coffee entry for this week's challenge at Saturday Spotlight.

Timbroscrapmania #1 - Cestino di Pasqua

There's a lovely new challenge blog, Timbroscrapmania, and the first challenge is an Easter Basket. I've made this for my son.

CardPatterns Sketch 57

I've made an Easter card for my brother using this week's sketch at CardPatterns.