Christmas Tags -TCS-

Today I'm up on The Cut Shoppe blog with some Christmas tags! If you know me, you know I LOVE making tags for Christmas. I also love using my Silhouette Cameo. I used a couple of cut files from The Cut Shoppe to make the gold diecuts on these tags. SUPER fun. Gold glitter? YES! Sign me up if there's gold glitter involved. ;)

Click HERE to see the whole post on The Cut Shoppe blog! :)

MERRY

Oh goodness, I LOVE Christmas time so much. Life is so hectic right now, with my college classes coming to an end, and then to add to all of that... my brother is in the hospital. :( It's been pretty awful this past week, honestly. One of those weeks where you cry almost every day. Not. Good.

BUT, I keep thinking... CHRISTMAS IS COMING! This is my favorite time of the year, and I'm trying really hard to make it happy. I've wanted to do a December album, but honestly? I don't want to remember these times. I don't want to document it. Do you ever have those times? Do you end up documenting it anyway? I would like to know. ;)

I know this month is going to fly by because my parents are at the hospital every single day, plus you have everyday activities and chores to be done. Life is crazy. Just keep us in your thoughts and prayers. 

Anyways, I made this lovely, festive banner with products from me & my BIG ideas. Seriously, their Christmas line is one of my faves. It's so modern and trendy. And banners are one of my favorite things to make. This is now hanging in the archway between our living room and kitchen. 

xoxo, Heather

A Flair for Buttons/ The Cut Shoppe BLOG HOP

Hey there! And welcome to the A Flair for Buttons/ The Cut Shoppe Blog Hop! 

I'm glad you're joining us for some serious fun! To me, flair and cut files are on the top of the scrapbooking "trending" list. I have a growing stash of flair (although yes, I do use them a lot!), and of course cut files are a go-to for me. Awesome-ness is just waiting to happen when you put these two together! 

I was so excited to get to use these flair badges from A Flair for Buttons. I used the Peace Out Background cut file from The Cut Shoppe for this page. I thought the little centers of the (I think they look like pie charts) peace signs were perfect for adding a bit of FLAIR to the page (pun intended). 

It took me a LONG time to piece all the patterned papers behind the diecut, but I just love the look of it. I think it was worth it. ;) Plus this is a fabulous way to use up scraps. Most of these papers were dug out of my scrap pile.

I diecut the title with the Alpha Junior cut file. I love the hearts inside the letters! I also love that one of the flair badges was an ampersand so I could use it for part of my title.

Here's the list of blogs to visit on the blog hop if you ever get lost. ;)

Heather Adams << you are here

Els Brige

Amy Coose

Diane Payne

Gina Lideros

Sherri Funk

Allie Stewart

Mary Ann Maldonado

Stephanie Strader

Katrina Hunt

Missy Whidden

Daniela Dobson

The Cut Shoppe

A Flair for Buttons

Don't forget to leave me a comment to be entered into the giveaway! Now it's time to hop to Els's blog! 

Me + Starbuck's

Hey y'all! 

I'm up on the me & my BIG ideas blog today with this fall-themed layout that documents my love/hate relationship with Starbuck's. 

I love going to Starbuck's. But there's a catch. I don't like coffee. At all. Does that even add up?! Sometimes I wonder about myself. Ha.

This all started because I received a gift card to Starbuck's for my birthday. I have frequented Starbuck's  quite a lot within the past month, and as of right this moment, my gift card has $2.04 on it. It's almost gone. BUT, in that time, I have gotten to try several different drinks. Even a Pumpkin Spice Frappuccino! And the verdict? BLEK. So gross. The PSF had way too much coffee taste, and the drinks that I have gotten that are non-coffee just don't have enough taste. I end up just eating the caramel-drizzled whipped cream. ;)

I used some awesome alphabet stickers (just the right size) from mambi. I just winged it and figured out the phrase as I went along. Which probably wasn't the best idea. But to my advantage, I did use a ruler to make sure the letters were straight. 

^^I don't know if you can see it that well, but I stamped the date with silver ink above the handwritten journaling. It connects with the silver/ gold leaves.

Anyways, you can check out my blog post over at mambi... It's a little different than my post here. ;)

So there it is. My non-love, but love, for Starbuck's. 

One more thing, I do like their caramel chai tea. My friend, Mecia, got me hooked on that. No, it's not as good as the caramel chai tea that I've had at a local coffee shop, but it's acceptable when I need a warm drink. :)

-Heather

P.S. Is it easier to read blog posts when they're aligned to the left? I think it's better that center, but let me know in the comments! I really need a blog redo! 

Sketch + Studio Calico

Hi there! I just have to squeeze in one more post today! I guess that's what happens when you schedule a post and then want to actually post on the same day! :) 

I made this card from a Paper Issues sketch, and I wanted to share it here so I can link it up to their challenge! I love using sketches. It helps give you a starting point. I also love using kits. Especially Studio Calico kits. I started subscribing to their scrapbook kit this past August, and let me just say-- it's fantastic. It's not necessarily that the kits are a good deal, but more that their kits are trendy and eclectic. It's a treat to myself. :)

So using a kit AND a sketch made for a pretty easy card! I like using SC scrapbook kits for making cards because I like the larger variety of embellishments the scrapbook kits offer. Sometimes the stamps in the scrapbook kit can even be used to make cards, such as the one this month! 

Sketch: 

My take on it, using November's Walden kit.

Thanks for stopping by and looking at my card! I need to go send this to someone now. :) 

-Heather

P.S. Here is a link to my Studio Calico gallery if you want to see any of my other projects I've made with SC kits! ;)

Hello, Hello, Hello

Hey there! I'm up on The Cut Shoppe blog with a lovely card! You know how much I love making cards... I had to make a card for one of my first assignments. ;)

Go see the full post on the blog now! :)

-Heather

XO

I'm so super excited!! Today's my first blog post at The Cut Shoppe! Yippee!

Check out what I made with Ashley's awesome diecuts! :D

See the full post on the blog! 

-Heather