Something Russian, something Rooster~

I had two goals in mind today...work on a scrapbook page and take some photos of the rooster items in our kitchen for Shelia's Rooster and Chickens Party. Sounds like fun, doesn't it? But don't worry, I will manage to sneak tea into this post, just you wait and see! lol! 

Yesterday my daughter and I took a drive to the newly relocated Tall Mouse craft store in Placentia. She wanted some beads for her current obsession of making bracelets (see previous post), and I had a 40% off coupon burning a hole in my purse!  I discovered a stamp set by Pink Paislee I had to have.

Isn't it cool? So anywho, today I printed up a photo and got to work on my layout. I work well with a energizing cup of tea, so I put the kettle on and made myself a cup of Kusmi's Troika Tea. What better to drink my Russian tea in than a beautiful Lomonosov teacup? (See, I told you I'd work tea into my story!)

Oooh, I love the deep cobalt color of this pretty teacup and saucer.

The blue is so deep it almost looks black in some lights~

The place where the cups sits is a crisp white and there are 5 gold roses spaced around the saucer~

The finish gleams~

How about a little something sweet? Fortified with tea and sugar, I completed my page. I did lots of stamping on this one~

I also placed the 'LOVE" letters on foam dots so they are raised~

 One of our neighborhood wild rabbits came to visit while I was doing my photo shoot outside. Earlier I had tossed a few carrots on the lawn hoping to discourage them from nibbling on the grass...it worked!

You are patiently waiting to see the roosters, right? OK, no more stalling!

We have rooster pads on the rush-seated kitchen chairs~

The lamp over the farmhouse table has three strutting roosters! Isn't he handsome?

I have a Brique Ware rooster pot which is glazed inside. I have never used it to prepare anything. Do you have any advice on how to use it?

This is the inside of the baking set~

And last but not least, I have a glass canister that sits on the counter that is filled with uncooked pasta~

 Have a great week~

I am sharing this post with:

Terri at Artful Affirmations
Marty at A Stroll Through Life
Shelia at Note Songs
Martha at Martha's Favorites
Kathy at A Return To Loveliness

New Month, New Challenges~

We have over 200 members now at Bella Creations, all of whom will have the chance to win fabulous RAK's by entering the April Challenges. This month's Tres Chic Style challenge is 'Grunge' with turquoise, silver, metal and painted cardboard. Here is the 12x12" layout I designed~

This page is called Last First, as the photos were taken on the first day of my daughter's senior year~ her last first day of high school. I used Adirondack Paint to stamp in the uper & lower corners. I also used silver ink to stamp 'enjoy the journey'. The smaller photo is double matted and mounted on foam dots to elevate it.The fabulous embossed metal strip was made for me by a dear friend. The brown shape next to the photos is the high school mascot, an American Indian head. I always put items representing my daughter's personality and likes on her pages. She loves Peets tea so my painted cardboard is a cup sleeve. I added her initial, and the butterfly fit perfectly on this LO because her word for her senior year is 'evoluer'! (evolve,change,grow like a caterpillar to butterfly). I also used discarded gum wrappers to punch tiny silver hearts....Miss R chews gum everyday! LOL~

There is a quote by O.W.Holmes written on the edges saying, "A person's mind, once stretched by a new idea, never regains it's original dimensions."

Rogue Redhead Designs is offering a sweet set of stamps for a random winner. Come play!