All My Faves: A layout for Scrapping Everyday Miracles

I'm a new member of the Design Team at Scrapping Everyday Miracles blog, and the July Main Challenge is to scrap about your favorites, and to incorporate the twist of office supplies!

 
This was an easy topic for me:  family, fun and fellowship!  These shots are from a birthday party a few years ago, and I was blessed to get so many pics of our family members, together!  The office supplies I chose to use were the 6 red paperclips, and the green staples on the corners of the photo mattes!  I used a combination of Simple Stories, My Mind's Eye, Pink Paislee, and Bazzill cardstock!  I am really into using little banner strips currently, so I made several of them with   
     scraps!

*** Get over to Scrapping Everyday Miracles and enter some of the challenges, and giveaways!**

AND get ready for the 2nd Birthday Celebration Blog Hop at Scrapping Everyday Miracles on July 11th-14th! ***

 

Small Victory: A Layout for Sketch #23 My Scraps and More Sketches

And here is the original sketch from My Scraps and More Sketches #23

 

 

This sketch was a real challenge for me!  There were so many elements I wanted to use from the Simple Stories line, that it became not so simple!  LOL!
  I also used lots of buttons from my stash, 2 types of ribbon from my stash, and red foil letters from Me and My Big Ideas that I have had for a while! The photos are actually inside pockets from the SN@P product.

4 Crafty Chicks Challenge: #119 Snowmen

I am so blessed to be one of the guest designers for 4 Crafty Chicks for the month of December! 

 

The challenge #119 for December 6th is Snowmen!  I was thrilled to see this topic, as I live in the mountains of NC, and we do have snow in the winter!

 

 

We love a good deep snow, as it lends itself to great snowman building!  Here we are posing with our completed snowman! 

To create this layout, I used these products & tools:

Echo Park WInter Park Paper Collection

DCWV Snowflake Foil Paper

Close To My Heart Spring Iris Cardstock

Cricut Machine & Doodletype Cartridge

October Afternoon Mini Market Gray & Cream font stickers

Creative Impressions Winter Snowflake brads

Recollections Floral Trim rosettes

Silver Stickles

Close To My Heart SnowFriends Stamp set

CTMH Spring Iris ink

Copic Markers  Chrome Orange & Lipstick Red

Prismacolor Walnut marker

American Crafts thickers in Jewel Box

AC & Dear Lizzy Glitter Letter thickers in Bliss

 

I hope you will join us in this challenge, and become a regular participant at

4 Crafty Chicks!

***Become a follower of 4 Crafty Chicks blog, & my blog, & leave a comment on this layout, and you will be in the drawing for a DCWV Calendar Kit!  Contest End 12-12-12 at mindinight EST.***

 

the easter basket: A Layout for Stuck On U Sketches

 

Here is the sketch Stuck On U Sketches provided for the challenge:

And here is the link:
http://stuckonusketches.blogspot.fi/2012/07/sketch-challenge-july-6th-2012.html

For this layout I used these supplies, products, and tools:

My Mind's Eye Six By Six Everyday Flair paper pad (tiny golden dots)

Close To My Heart Just Blooms Paper Shapes Flutter, Bubblegum Ink pad, Smokey Plum and Pansy Purple brads

Stugio g glitter glue

Scenic Route Alphabet Stickers

Jillibean Soup Southern Chicken Dumpling Soup "Chicken Thighs" paper

Recollections Pink Gingham paper and Foam Adhesive Circles

American Crafts thickers Chit Chat Glitter Letter Stickers

Bo Bunny Country Garden "Country Garden Vines" paper

My Mind's Eye Penny Lane "Purple Flowers" paper

Glitz Clear Stamps "Vintage Blue" Stamps

So Sunny

I used several shades of red, and several shades of blue, and of course, white. 

I am entering this layout into these challenges:

Divas by Design Challenge 42 Red, White and Blue

Little Red Wagon Challenge #140 -- Life's A Beach

Party Time Tuesdays PTT #75 Be Patriotic

I hope you like my red, white, and blue layout with lots of patterned paper!  Even my little biy is wearing red, white, and blue swimmy shorts! Here are the products I used in my layout, and many of them are from 2-3 years ago!

*Pink Paislee red base paper Be Free 365 degrees and flip notes journaling spot

*Me and My Big Ideas red foil Alpha Chips for the title

*My Mind's Eye Bohemia, Bliss, "Love of My Life" Tiny Dots paper and Six By Six Everyday Flair paper pad

*Sassafrass "Life is Beautiful" "Hooty" dots paper and "Anthem" "Sing Loud" papers

*Close To My Heart light blue brads

*American Crafts photo tabs in red

*Recollections star glitter brads in red

*Marvy Uchida Artist journaling pen in black 

Glitter, Glitter Everywhere!

I love glitter, and I know many of you do too! I created this layout for a Fabulous Friday Design Team project several weeks ago, and wanted to share it with you! *Leave a comment with a link to your blog post of any project using glitter, and I'll draw a winner the 3rd week of February for a prize!

I applied dark cocoa glitter around the edges of each photo with Martha Stewart glitter glue. I next chose random polka dots on my patterned paper and applied dark cocoa, carnation pink, bubble gum pink, and fuschia glitter.

I also chose glitter thickers from American Crafts for part of my title, and added more fuschia glitter to the surface of the word, "rose." Next, I wove glitter tape through the lower edge of the pink fiber underneath my photos. Finally, I added 2 glitter covered dots, in dark cocoa, over the 2 letter "o"s I printed from my desktop!

So, there you have it---glitter, glitter, everywhere! I had a lot of fun with this layout, and I was happy to get to use some pink, as I have all boys!

Happy Birthday Jesus Blog Hop - Day 1

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, JESUS!

Thanks for joining us for our Happy Birthday Jesus Blog Hop.

Today, we are worshiping the King & celebrating the TRUE REASON FOR THE SEASON!

This Hop is hosted by Tina from Crafty and Green !

If you've hopped along from Shelly at KC Croppers , then you are in the right place!! If you are just joining me from your dashboard, or reading this via email, please be sure to start at the beginning with Tina from Crafty and Green. (We wouldn't want you to miss a THING!!) *** Thank you for celebrating with us today! In the midst of all the hustle and bustle of the Holidays, we have to remember the One we really celebrate and love and who is the TRUE REASON FOR THE SEASON: Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior. BLOG CANDY:

We have 7 Sponsors for this hop with FANTASTIC PRIZES!!! 1. Jen's Digi Stamps - http://www.jensdigistamps.com/ (Gift Certificate) 2. Michelle's Scrapbooking & More- http://michellescrap.com/ (Gift Certificate) 3. Heather Flaherty w/ {ippity} - http://www.iheartippity.com/ (Gift Certificate) 4. Papercrafting World - www.papercraftingworld.com (Gift Certificate) 5. Scraptastical Kreations- http://scraptasticalkreations.com/ (Gift Certificate) 6. K Andrews Designs- http://www.kandrewdesigns.com/ (Stamp Set) 7. My Family Keepsakes- http://myfamilykeepsakes.com/ (12x12 print/page) *** What Do You Have To Do?

What You Have to Do To Be in the Running for these Fabulous Prizes:

1. The Ladies have all worked hard on their projects, so please comment on every stop along the hop both days. (Separate Line ups for December 17th & 18th) 2. Please Become a Follower of CraftyAnd Green (http://craftyandgreen.blogspot.com/) **I am giving away blog hop candy, too! SO.....become a follower of MY blog & leave a 2nd comment on this post telling me you became a follower!**

Here is the card I created to celebrate the wonderful night of our Savior's birth:

I used Close To My Heart cardstock, patterned paper, chipboard, twine, stamps, and ink. I also used products and tools from Martha Stewart, Fiskars, Marvy Uchida, Stickles, and Recollections.

To cover the white chipboard letters on the cover of my card, I first inked them, and later

layered 1 coat of silver Stickles with a fine paint brush. After drying overnight, I then painted on a layer of gold Stickles to tie in my gold and silver color scheme and add some depth.

I punched holes in one point of each star chipboard, in each letter, and next threaded waxy flax twine between them. I finished attaching the twine with a threaded sterling bead and a small knot. When I attached the stars and letters to the card, I wanted it to appear that these shiny stars were suspending the word "Starry" by golden threads, as if this came right down from the stars, right down from the Heavens.....

Inside my card, I continue the sentiment, which I wrote: "Starry Night...glorious night..." with lots of room left to pen a personal message to the recipient! Above that on the insie cover, is a stamped image of the Christ child and a paint embellished bright star, symbolizing the one that lead the 3 Kings to the stable where the newborn King could be found.

I then added gold glitter ribbon to extend the rich, celebratory theme of royalty throughout the card. I punched 1 side of the sentiment for added stars and detail.

This is a detail photo of the stamped image of baby Jesus lying in the manger, as found in the Close To My Heart stamp set: "Let Us Adore Him"

Now, Hippity Hop on over to Created 2 b Unique with Haidee to see her fabulous creation today! Don't forget to comment on my project & become a follower! :) Remember to come back tomorrow for my 2nd project that celebrates Christmas, and the most wonderful birthday since time began!

Frosted Designs Fabulous Friday Challenge 10-28-11 Candy/Food

Welcome to my design team entry for the latest Fabulous Friday challenge

from Frosted Designs! As a FF Design Team member, this was a challenge for me, as my son is allowed very little candy! But, I remembered that he had been given a lollipop by his buddy, Gracie, while we were at the zoo! Well, you can tell I love bright colors, and lots of patterned paper! Me and My Big Ideas: Sunny Days patterned cardstock

ATD/Momenta: textured cardstock Die Cuts With a View: patterned paper

Celebrate It: diamond ribbon, glitter ribbon

Recollections: all flowers Wrights: ric rac Martha Stewart: punches Close To My Heart: brads ______ I hope you will join us again at Frosted Designs for Fabulous Friday, each and every Friday!

all you

I had a lot of fun making this layout about my youngest son, Ezra and I on an outing to our local theme park. It also sparked some sadness as I chose my title inspired by the song, "Yellow," by Coldplay. This was one of my oldest son's favorite songs in 2000, and he later passed away in 2001 at the age of 14. Hearing this song again, and thinking about how much he would have enjoyed his youngest brother was heartbreaking. This photo is a closeup of my very old blue chipboard title that I distrressed and attached together!

Here is a closeup of my ticket-title! I cut several sizes of tickets on my Cricut, and layered them until I was happy with the look!

This is a closeup of the multitude of hearts, buttons, and glitter dots on the side of the layout. I just love these 3 bright colors!

I created this layout using these materials: Bazzill cardstock, Phoenix swiss dot & CTMH cardstock, Ocean American Crafts Cardstock: Junior Defense embossed dot

Patterned Paper, Lime Twist, Go Fly A Kite, My Mind's Eye

Cricut Cartrides, Carousel and Plantin Schoolbook

Fiskars Puffy Stickers font Blue Alphas

Chipboard font from my stash

Recollections Glitter Adhesive Dots

Buttons from my stash

Offray Microspool felt ric rac

Martha Stewart border punch and liquid glue

I am entering this layout in these challenges: http://sketchabilities.blogspot.com/2011/09/sketch-55-design-team-reveal.html Sketchabilities #55

http://designed2delight.com/blog/2011/09/saturdays-challenge-die-cut-divas/ Designed 2 Delight Saturday's Challenge - Die Cut Divas (2+ Die Cuts: hearts & ticket)

http://www.scrapbookexpress3.com/forums/showthread.php?t=11425 Scrapbook Express Final Weekly Divas Challenge, Any past weekly challenge: July 27-August 2 Big Shape (rectangle patterned paper)

http://scrapbookers-anonymous.blogspot.com/2011/09/september-challenge-and-birthday-treats.html A-Z Challenge, letter "B" stash (very old BLUE chipboard) http://scrapfit.blogspot.com/2011/09/wwu-14-winner.html ScrapFIT Weekend Warm Up #14: Buttons (orange buttons) http://scrapitwithasong.blogspot.com/2011/09/new-challenge-coldplay-yellow_22.html Scrap It With A Song New Challenge: Coldplay "Yellow" (I was inspired by the lyrics especially, when thinking about my littlest son in these photos, and remembering my oldest son, Corey, who loved this song when it was released in 2000. In the song, the artist sings about bleeding himslef dry for his subject, and as a parent, I know exactly how he feels. I would do anything for my children, and I appreciate the chance to express that through this song challenge!)

http://stuckonusketches.blogspot.com/2011/09/sept-23-die-cut-challenge-heart.html Stuck on You Sketches Sept. 23 Die Cut Challenge :Heart (All the red, turquoise and orange hearts)

http://ppp-makeitmonday.blogspot.com/2011/09/make-it-monday-56.html Make It Monday #56

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H2O is Joy!

I am so happy to be posting my latest layout! Having the follower contest as my only main post in almost a month was tough, but I wanted to make it easy to find! :) This layout showcases one of my very favorite photos of my youngest son, Ezra! I could scrap this photo over and over in mayn different ways! Do you have a photo like that? (This could be my idea for my first challenge......hhmmm.) So here it is:

I used Me and My Big Ideas Sunny Days patterned paper, American Crafts Heat Wave patterned paper (polka dots), Momenta atd Vibrant solid embossed cardstock (pink), Best Occasions Shiny Paper (turquoise), Bazzill Basics Cardstock Bank Roll, Peachy Keen Stamp You are My Sunshine, Close To My Heart ink Orange, American Crats thickers Heart, Recollections glitter and foam dots, Zots, Martha Stewart Glitter Glue, and buttons/brads/ribbon/thread from my stash! Hope you like it! Please leave a comment!

Ok, I have to give a shout out to Close To My Heart for their ink pads! I used Orange to stamp this cute little sun, and I have had this original ink pad since 2007, and I have never had to open my re-inker! You can visit their site here! www.closetomyheart.com

This is the first time I have scissor-distressed Bazzill cardstock, which doesn't have the white core I am used to, but I was pleased with the subtle lightening effect! And, being that I have 4 boys and only 1 daughter-in-law, I took advantage of the pink in this background paper, and put pink in as much of this layout as visually pleasing! :) (:

I have really enjoyed the collection of glitter I purchased with a coupon (Recollections)! And this is the first time I have used my new Peachy Keen Stamps! I do love those sweet little smiles, and the image was very crisp when I stamped it! I'll be purchasing more of these! You can visit their site: www.peachykeenstamps.com

I typed the journaling on my desktop, trying my best to match the turquoise in the papers with my font. And I was able to use my trusty Singer sewing machine to stitch a double frame around it in white for some focus, but hopefully without overpowering it. White brads, I added for the same reason. I hope you like my style, and I love comments!