Weren't all of those projects from yesterday amazing!!! I am so honored to be among such talented ladies. Thanks so much to Lisa for putting this hop together and for allowing me to be a part of it.

If you did not begin at Lisa's blog please go back there and start from the beginning. There are some amazing prizes and sponsors for this hop! Make sure you follow all the criteria to be eligible for those wonderful goodies.

For today's project...I have another picture for my bathroom...I had hoped to get it completely finished but that did not happen. I painted another frame the same color as the ones from yesterday and then created this digital image to go in the frame...I added texture, and overlays, and text to the picture. Top priority this week is to get this bathroom completely finished decorating...I really need to get back to posting more on my blog to so come back on Friday for an update...I am declaring Fridays as Finishing Friday....so every Friday from this point on I will have a post where I talk about finishing a project. First up will be the bathroom.

Here is my photo I will be putting in the frame. I also created another photo...I may consider doing this one...just not sure.

Now hop on over to Diana's blog to see her awesome summer project.

Here are the awesome prizes that are available:

The following is a list of all buzzing sites that have been so generous and are sponsoring this blog hop, Bee-utiful Summer Blog Hop, August 3rd and 4th, so follow the rules Lisa has set for BLOG CANDY!!  

Royal Prize Pack from Theresa TheScrapbooking Queen

http://www.thescrapbookingqueen.com/

$15.00 Gift Certificate from KaDoodle Bug Designs

http://www.kadoodlebugdesigns.com/

$10.00 Gift Certificate from Treasure Box Designs

http://treasureboxdesigns.com/

$20.00 Gift Certificate from Little Scraps of Heaven

http://www.littlescrapsofheavendesigns.com/

$10.00 Gift Certificate from Designs on Cloud 9

http://designsoncloud9.com/

Stamp Set of winners choice from Paper Sweeties

http://www.papersweeties.com/

Large custom handmade keychain the winners choice 

of style and color from Chelle's Custom Designs

https://www.facebook.com/ChellesCustomDesigns

$15.00 Gift Certificate from Too Cute by Jessica

http://www.toocutebyjessica.com/

A gift valued at $10.00 from Lettering Delights

http://www.letteringdelights.com/

And here is the whole lineup:

1. Lisa Pontious ~ http://honeybearzdesigns2011.blogspot.com/

2. Ashley - http://theglamoroussideofscrapping.blogspot.com

3. Pam - http://lovebugcreations3.blogspot.com/

4. Haidee-http://created2bunique.blogspot.com/

5. Sheila- http://2pawprints.blogspot.com

6. Lucy ~ http://love2createitall.com

7. Jessica ~  http://craftinandstampin.blogspot.com

8. Angela - http://angelascraftyspot.blogspot.com

9. Linda - http://www.lindascreativity.blogspot.com

10. Sarah - www.sarahbiswabic.blogspot.com

11. Teresa-http://freshandrenewed.blogspot.com/

12. Diana - www.daisylovecreations.blogspot.com

13. Patti -http://www.pattilynncreations.blogspot.com

14. Tricia - http://mysticalcardcreations.blogspot.com/

15. Robin -  http://cutonedesignsbyrobin.blogspot.com/

Welcome to Day 1 of the 12 Days of Christmas Blog Hop!

Boy, do I have some great things in store for you over the next 12 days. I am in a 12 Day of Christmas Blog Hop. So why don't you commit to hop along with us? There will be some FABULOUS Christmas projects over the next 12 days. I also have some blog posts showing some projects for the wonderful My Cricut Craft Room where I am a new Design Team Member. Be sure and follow me or sign up by email so you will not miss any of the crafty goodness this month! By the way, my regularly scheduled posts may be suspended while all this craft awesomeness is going on! Thanks for your support of my blog.

So for my Day 1 Project I thought I would let you see the Christmas card photo that I created in Photoshop Elements 7. Now, I am a paper crafter/scrapbooker at heart but I like to dabble in digital for certain things and I really wanted to create my own Christmas Card this year, no template, no pre-made from any particular photo site just pure total creation from my own little mind.

                                                                                                                                       

If you are new to Photoshop and need somewhere to get some help in figuring it all out Jessica Sprague is an awesome site and has lots of help and digital goodies for purchase. A wealth of help and goodies can be found over there!!

So without further adieu...here is our Christmas Photo Card. This is my hubby and I and our 7 grandchildren! These are the most precious treasures in all the world to me!

Blog Hop Business: Our wonderful hostess of this blog hop...Lisa over at Honey Bearz Designs has some really cool sponsors of this 12 day hop...so make sure you read all the requirements to be able to win some great prizes! 

Now if you will hop on over to the greatly artistically talented Madge she has some awesome projects to share over the next 12 days as all of our designers do! I am soooo excited to see what everyone has to share. I know I have some really cool projects planned for you.

WOW! What a Start to being a SAHW!

This has been a whirlwind last few weeks. I have been a cleaning monster for the past several weeks, then this week I kind of hit a wall and it has taken me all day to do my "chores." I hope to get back on track next week. We will have a much needed family break this weekend. Hubby and I are joining my daughter and her 3 children at the beach for a 3 day weekend. Could not believe I actually talked my hubby into taking tomorrow off work. So next week I am going to get on a schedule!!! I also have neglected my blog lately mainly because I was going to go back and reread some tips and hints that my blog designer over at Blog Designs by Sheila gave me. Well to no avail one of the things I accomplished first after school got out was to clean out my inbox in my email. I carefully labeled things and put them in folders that I wanted to keep...fast forward to today and low and behold that folder is empty! YIKES! So I guess I will email Sheila and beg for some assistance.

One reason for taking so long to complete chores this week is I have been taking this course over at Jessica Sprague's website. She offered a free Photoshop class for her 5th Birthday Celebration and I signed up. I have taken many classes over at her site and absolutely love them...so easy to follow. So if you have Photoshop or Photoshop Elements I would recommend some of her classes.

Another thing that I have neglected was to send out the prizes for the comments on My New Design post. Some of you I know how to get in contact with and some I do not. If you were someone who commented...no matter what # please send information of how I can send you a little surprise.

Hopefully, I will begin to update my blog and let all of you readers know how my adventure of being a SAHW is progressing. Please, please, please though do a favor for me...when you come to my blog and read the post please take the time to make a comment. I sooooo enjoy reading the comments and it encourages me and lifts my spirits. They just make my day!!

I will leave you today with a little something I made in my Jessica Sprague class that is going to hang on the wall of my newly decorated guest bathroom.