Beauty Through Adversity #HeartstringsScrapArt collab with Jen Maddocks Designs https://pickleberrypop.com/shop/manufacturers.php?manufacturerid=201

I have lost 65lbs and I started taking Selfies with Snapchat to help myself feel pretty. I love this photo of me and how little make-up I use - but Snapchat makes me flawless. The kit I used is from Chunlin 'No Doubt Bundle'

Sometimes I just need to wander through Pinterest and get some inspiration, reminders, reflection or laughter. CTM Carla here and for one who's been through so much, I'm always in awe of Jill's ability to keep her sense of humor. Checking out Jill's Pinterest page I found this board. SO TRUE...

I've become an online shopping maven! My knees were the catalyst in having to move online for shopping. It's been such a blessing! CTM Carla here and I'm using CBJ's Confessions of a Shopaholic to creat my computer layout. title: 2018-10-24 online shopping cbj_confessionsofashopaholic credits...

I've always found winter fascinating, beautiful, mezmerizing. CTM Carla here and I probably have the same pictures of my yard, deck, street, etc from every snowstorm for the last 30 years. They're all different to me and I see differences in them. CBJ's Shabby Chic worked really well to bring...

Kits used Chunlin - Intuition and Possibilities

Chunlin - I need a hug kit - here

I love the subtleties of the entire Shabby Chic collection from Created by Jill. CTM Carla here and I've had so much fun with this kit. I needed a no-photo/burp page for an album, so the sentiment was perfect too. title: 2018-10-3 Simplicty cbj_shabbychic credits: cbj_shabbychic...

Sometimes............ you just have to stop. CTM Carla here and pandemonium and chaos reign supreme in life. Nah, things are fine here, really. It's just the way life goes and sometimes it gets crazy. So I was happy to use Created by Jill's Pandemonium kit to create this simple no-photo page to...

Had one of the coolest adventures of my life. Drove 12 hours to be with my girl, Sandi, for her surgery and take care of her after. CTM Carla and we've been friends for 6 years, since our kids signed up for the US Marine Corps. She's actually stationed in Japan herself and came home to have this...

Oh My Peonies Collection by etdesigns https://pickleberrypop.com/shop/product.php?productid=68981&page=1 Bontella Script

Another layout using CBJ's What I Remember Most. CTM Carla here and I gotta tell you about these cute, little diamond deco pieces. I saw them in the kit and I had to use them. I just HAD TO! In fact, I had to so I used all of them. Yes, maybe a little overkill, but they are darling and there are...

Do you remember last week, when I used Created by Jill's Inner Peace collection? Well, I couldn't put it down, so here's another one. Here with another reason I love my backyard! Spring means blooms and I love getting pix of our yard blooming. I also like to snap the changes that happen like our...

Took a picture of our backyard the other night and fell in love all over again. CTM Carla here and I love our home and yard. We've been here for 30 years and things have changed so much. When we got here, there was no one around us. Now we can't even see our neighbors for the trees we've...

Created with  Make it happen by Chunlin designs TFL Chantal

How perfect is this? CTM Carla here and I'm buggin' to get these wedding LOs done. Life is an Adventure couldn't be more perfect a title for a wedding, right? RIGHT! So here's a layout of my God-son and his new bride, right after the I do's. Love the word art in this collection. title...

It's HOT, HOT, HOT here in MN. Yep, summer has arrived. Of course, it arrived back in May for a couple days too. You don't like the weather in MN, wait 5 minutes, it'll change. CTM Carla here and I found this recipe on FB the other day and blatantly stole it because it screamed MN summer! CBJ's...

Cool by the Pool Collection by Heartstrings ScrapArt and Aimee Harrison

I've been holding onto this photo for YEARS! (as you can tell by the LO title) I just wasn't sure what to do with it. I knew I wanted a special layout. I knew I needed a kick-IT collection. I found both with Created by Jill. Her Blendits are great when you do want to have to think about a...

I just love Created by Jill collections. I've been collecting them myselt for years. Just Relax is something from way back and I still love it. I found this picture I snapped, just by accident, along the highway one evening. The colors in Just Relax was a perfect match. title: 2012-03-16 Relax...