Midnight Rooster sneak peek

Happy Monday, All!  It's almost time for another Midnight Rooster reveal.  So, in anticipation of that, I wanted to share a couple of sneak peeks at my October projects.  (I'll be making another post tomorrow night with a full project reveal.)

There are all kinds of goodies in this kit!  I can't wait to show it to you tomorrow!!  :)

Have a great night!

*hugs*

Michelle

weekend merriment, a great kit, and some new projects

Happy Monday, All!  I hope that each of you had a fun and relaxing weekend and had the opportunity to spend some of it with the special people in your life.  I was lucky enough to be able to spend mine scrapbooking with some of my favorite people.  I honestly can't remember the last time that I laughed so hard!  ("Snickerdoodle!")  Here we are posing for a quick picture before leaving the Essenhaus Inn on Sunday.

"Thank you!" Allison, Heidi, Tobi, Marcia, and Jennifer for a rip-roaringly awesome weekend!!

 

Without further ado, here is Midnight Rooster's September kit, Friday Night Lights.

And, here are some of the projects that I created using this incredible kit!

Hope you have a creative week!

*hugs*

Michelle

Midnight Rooster August project reveal - part 2

Happy Monday, All!  I hope that each of you had a great weekend with your families.  I traveled back to my hometown for our annual Meehan family reunion.  It was so good to see everyone, but it never seems like it's quite long enough!

I wanted to share two more of my August projects for Midnight Rooster.  For this first project, I purchased the wooden letter from the dollar section at Target and sanded the edges to give it a distressed look.  Then I took a strip of the fabric and wrapped it around the letter.  I covered one of the Maya Road butterflies with the Echo Park paper and inked the edges, pushed the pin through the middle, then adhered two of the flowers to make the butterfly's body.  To add a little more dimension, I lightly inked the flowers, too.    

For this card, I covered one of the Maya Road butterflies with the Studio Calico paper and inked the edges.  Then I took the Studio Calico Fabrips, tore a strip, inked the edges, and then twisted it, making a rosette.  I cut strips of the My Mind's Eye and Crate papers and inked the edges.  I cut strips of the kraft cardstock, used a border punch to scallop the edges and then inked them. 

 

Hope you have a great week!

*hugs*

Michelle

Midnight Rooster August project reveal - part 1

As promised, here are pictures of the mini album that I created using this month's kit, Summer Shandy. 

The handmade flowers, butterflies, and pins are amazing!  And, I love the wooden alphabet by Studio Calico.  The letters are so versatile.  I chose to ink and sand mine, but they are just as lovely "as is." Click here to see how fellow designer, Emily Spahn, altered hers.  How will you use yours?

Happy scrapping!

*hugs*

Michelle

August Midnight Rooster kit reveal and project sneak peek

Now, don't tell my parents, but they were right.  Time really does seem to pass by more quickly as you get older.  I can't believe that it has already been a month since Midnight Rooster's last kit was released!  Here is a picture of the kit.  Isn't it beautiful?!  I probably say this a lot, but I think that it is one of my faves so far!

For one of my projects this month, I created a mini album.  This isn't something that I do often, but I think that there might be more of these in my future!  Earlier this summer, one of my friends asked me if I would be willing to make an small album for a young lady who has been a special friend to her family.  Of course, I said "Yes!"  I was super excited - and a little nervous.  (It's always a little different when you're making something for someone to give to another person as a gift versus making a gift for someone.)  Well, this special young lady has no idea that my friend is gifting her this album tonight.  And, just in case she should happen to chance across my blog before this evening, I'm only going to post some sneaks for now.  I'll post the whole reveal later this evening.

Have a great day!

*hugs*

Michelle

I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream!

Hello, All!

The summer heat has been making me crazy for ice cream.  So, I thought that I would share some of our local ice cream shops with you.
The Chief
Urban Swirl
Let's Spoon
The Chocolate Cafe
Bonnie Doon

I *love* The Chief's peanut butter.  Urban Swirl has the best toppings bar.  The last time I was there, I got red velvet/cake batter swirled and topped it with mini yogurt and chocolate chips and red raspberries.  So, what's your favorite flavor?

*hugs*
Michelle

my poor little blog...

My poor little blog has been so neglected lately.  So, let's catch up.  Yeah?

First, here are my July Midnight Rooster projects.  I created both of this month's layouts using pictures from a trip that I took in June 1990, the summer before my senior year of high school.  Yes, that's right.  I graduated 20 years ago!  (It sure doesn't feel like it, though! ;)  Back to the layouts...  Several of us from my school's Foreign Language Club planned and fundraised our hearts out to take a 10-day trip to England and France.  Both of these layouts focus on the second leg of our trip, France.

One of the first places that we visited was Mont Saint Michel.  Located in lower Normandy, it has been a monastery since the 8th century AD.  Prior to that, it had served as both a stronghold and prison during times of war.  Mont Saint Michel is surrounded by marsh and quicksand, and at high tide it is completely surrounded by water, making it a "tidal island."  The perfect prison.

 

My second layout focuses on the gardens of the Chateaux de Versailles, the former residence of the royal house of France.  The palace is absolutely breath-taking and is truly a place that "you have to see to believe."  The aristocracy lived and entertained in a grand home filled with opulent fabrics, rich woods, guilded gold furnishings, and wall-to-wall marble.  The gardens, the focus of this layout, are equally amazing.  Covering 8 square kilometers, the meticulously manicured grounds include 200,000 trees, numerous marble statues, 50 fountains, and an orangerie. 

   

My remaining 3 projects include 2 all-occasion card and an altered over-sized clothespin.  TFL!

 

*hugs*

Michelle