My Sweetie Pie :)

Goooood morning my friends!!  I've got a new layout to share with you today that actually isn't a DT project...shocking right? ;) I just pulled out some supplies and had fun!

 

 

 

 

Supplies: Basic Grey Picadilly Collection - Farm Fresh Eggs, Home Sweet Home, Eggs & Bacon; Basic Grey Oxford Collection - Preppy Plaid; Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Walnust Stain; AC/Dear Lizzy Neapolitan Roller Date Stamp; Paper Smooches Stamps - Bee Mine, Joyful Greeting, Chit Chat; EK Success Embossed Curve Border Punch; Stampin' Up! Punches - Butterfly, Owl, 3-Heart; Fiskars/Jenni Bowlin Tab Punch; We R Memory Keepers Corner Chomper; Bazzill In Stitch'z Template; DMC Floss; Ranger Diamond Stickles; Fineliner Script Font

 

My daughter Madison is such a HUGE sweetie pie and she's always finding flowers for me whenever we go outside to play.  Now that she's getting older I wanted to be sure and record this, not only for her to remember one day...but for me to remind myself when she no longer does it. :)

 

I hope you're all having a wonderful week so far.  My mother-in-law gets here tonight for a visit and we're all so excited to see her!  I've been doing Spring cleaning this week to get ready and it feels soooooo good to get it done.  Hmmmm, maybe I should do a layout about Spring cleaning?  Lol...have a great one!!  Thanks for stopping by today...

 

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I'm entering this project in the following challenges...

Paper Smooches - Cool Shades

The Studio - Love/5 Hearts

Pumpkin Spice - Rainbow

Frosted Designs - Up, Up & Away!

Scraptastic Club - Inspired By Pinterest (Inspired By This Shimelle Laine Sketch)

Cocoa Daisy - Sweet Sixteen (4 Patterned Papers, 4 Stamps/Sets, 5 Punches, Stitching, Inked Edges, Glitter Glue)

Sketches In Thyme #102

Happy Valentine's Day friends!! :) There's a new sketch up over at Sketches In Thyme that I'm sharing with you today...

 

 

 Supplies: Basic Grey Konnichiwa Collection - Good Afternoon, Friendly Greetings, Pagoda, Jiko; Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Walnut Stain, Spun Sugar; Studio Calico Mister Huey - Classic Calico, Piglet; Ali Edwards Stamps - This One, Favorite Memories, Simple Joy; Cocoa Daisy Stamps - Tea Ring; AC/Dear Lizzy Neapolitan Roller Date Stamp; Fiskars Round & Round Circle Punch - Extra Large, Large; Heidi Swapp Ghost Heart; My Mind's Eye The Sweetest Thing "Sunshine" Brad; Basic Grey Button; Twine; Angelina Font

 

Isn't it great?  I can see so many different uses for this sketch and plan on saving it to use again in the future.  This time it turned out to be perfect for this amazing picture I got of my girls a couple of years ago.  I've wanted to scrap it for a while but I wanted to add some really special journaling so I was waiting until it came to me.  This sketch helped it right along!  Don't you just love it when that happens? ;)

 

So what are your thoughts on the sketch?  If it inspires you, go get creative!  Also, if you enter your project using it by the 28th over at the Sketches In Thyme blog, you'll be in the running for a great prize, and we all love goodies right? :) Good luck and thanks for stopping by today!

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I'm entering this project in the following challenges...

Simon Says Stamp - Something Messy

Scrap It Girl September Challenge

Good morning friends!! Today is the start of a new month and that means it's time for a new challenge at Scrap It Girl! This month we want you to create a project using twine, arrows, circles, a bird and the color red...easy! ;) I decided to create a candy jar for Madison's new teacher...

Supplies: Basic Grey Boxer Collection - Commando; Crate Paper School Spirit Collection - Study Hall; Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Walnut Stain, Fired Brick; Colorbox Chalk Ink - Chestnut Roan; Technique Tuesday Stamps - Storytellers School Days; Paper Smooches Stamps - Word Up; Fiskars Twinkle Twinkle Star Punch; Martha Stewart Circle Cutter; Studio Calico Wood Veneers - Arrows, Tweets; Basic Grey Micro Mini Stickers - Kioshi; BoBunny Button; Twine

Isn't it cute? I filled it up with chocolate (of course, lol!) and we gave it to her on the first day of school and she absolutely LOVED it! I love making teachers happy. ;)

If you like the challenge and want to play along, you can be entered to win this super awesome prize pack...



This will be perfect for creating any Halloween projects you want to do, so you know you want to enter, right? :) Good because I can't wait to see what you'll make! Be sure to get your project linked up over at the Scrap It Girl blog by 9/30 for your chance to win. Thanks for stopping by!

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I'm entering this layout in the following challenges...
Paper Smooches Sparks - Photo Inspiration
Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes

Sketches In Thyme #88

Good morning! It's that time again my friends...time for me to share the newest sketch from Sketches In Thyme with you!








Supplies: Basic Grey Boxer Collection - Commando; Crate Paper School Spirit Collection - Homeroom, Chemistry; Tim Holtz Distess Ink - Walnut Stain; Studio Calico Mister Huey - Classic Calico, Dewey, Custard, Overdue; Ali Edwards Stamps - Kids Are Cool; Hero Arts/Studio Calico Stamps - Heyday Thoughts; AC/Dear Lizzy Neapolitan Roller Date Stamp; Fiskars/Jenni Bowlin Tab Punch; EK Success Photo Corner Punch; Studio Calico Wood Veneer Stars; Bella Blvd. Washi Tape - Red Dot; sf Andi 1 Font

Isn't that great?? As I've said before, I don't do two pagers all that much, so instead I took inspiration from both sides of the sketch to create my layout and it turned out fabulous! I used some really cute pictures from when we celebrated Madison's birthday at Build A Bear last year. She had SO much fun, as you can see by the HUGE smile on her face!! I absolutely love capturing moments like this one, and it reminds me why I'm so very thankful to be a scrapbooker...

So how do you like the sketch?? If you want to try it out yourself, we'd love to see what you create with it! Head over to the Sketches In Thyme blog to link up your project by the 31st and you'll be entered to win an awesome prize, and while you're there, be sure to check out what the rest of the DT did with the sketch to get some more inspiration. ;) Thanks so much for stopping by to see me today!

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I'm entering this layout in the following challenges...
Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes
Scraptastic Club - Hexagons
Scrap The Girls - Stars

Scrap It Girl August Challenge

Good morning! Today is my first time posting a DT project for Scrap It Girl and I'm super excited! The challenge for August is to use numbers, which is easy and simple right?? As soon as I found out about it, I knew I wanted to create a mini album, and came up with this idea for my daughter Emily...

Supplies: Basic Grey 6x6 Paper Pad - What's Up; Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Walnut Stain; Technique Tuesday Stamp Set - Borderline: Live For Today; Fiskars Round & Round Punch; EK Success Scallop Circle Punch; American Crafts Thickers - Rainboots; Studio Calico Wood Veneers - Tweet Birds; DYMO Caption/Label Maker; Crop-A-Dile; Doodlebug Plain & Simple Mini Album - Square Chip

The title and tabs along the side of the album say "13 reasons that you are soooo loved by all of us". She's going to be 13 in December (man, I can't believe that!), and I thought a mini album filled with some favorite pictures and lots of reasons we love her would be a very special gift. So far I've only done the cover so I don't have any inside pages to show you just yet (I want to be sure that it's a family project and her daddy and sissy are included inside), but I'll be sure to share those with you as they get made. ;)

So have you got some ideas floating around for a numbers project you'd like to create? It can be absolutely anything you want it to be as long as it includes a number of some sort, and do you want to know what you can win by playing along? Here it the awesome prize being offered...

How great is that?? You have all month long to get your project made and linked up over at the Scrap It Girl blog, so get creative and have fun! Thanks for stopping by! :)

Sketches In Thyme #85

Hello there! It's time for me to share another new sketch with you from Sketches In Thyme! We've got a two-pager this week that can easily be used as is or spilt into two great sketches. I used the left side for my inspiration...

Supplies: Basic Grey Oxford Collection - Honor Roll, Finishing School, Ivy League; Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Walnut Stain; Colorbox Chalk Ink - Chestnut Roan; Studio Calico Mister Huey - Dark Calico, Classic Calico, Calico Cream; Ali Edwards Stamps - Simply You; AC/Dear Lizzy Neapolitan Roller Date Stamp; Fiskars/Jenni Bowlin Tab Punch; EK Success Embossed Curve Border Punch; Studio Calico Wood Veneers - Potty People; Doily; CK Jot Font

I kept my page simple and sweet and I really love it! I got this amazing shot of my hubby and Madison on Mother's Day and knew I wanted to scrap it all by itself. I just adore the way they're smiling and how HAPPY they both look. It really captures how awesome their personalities are. :)

Ok that's it from me for today! For some more inspiration using the sketch, pop over to the Sketches In Thyme blog to see what the other designers did with it. Also, be sure to play along with this or any of our other July sketches for a chance to win some goodies! ;) Thanks for stopping by...

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I'm entering this layout in the following challenges...
Basic Grey - Flickr Friends - Doilies
Simon Says Stamp - Girly
Unique Crafters - Red, White & Blue

Moments To Celebrate

Hi there my friends...I'm baaaaaaack!! ;) I decided to get crafty after all today and created this layout for my sister...






Supplies: Basic Grey Konnichiwa Collection - Lucky Cricket, Good Afternoon, Jiko, Pagoda; Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Walnut Stain; Ali Edwards Stamp Set - It's In The Details, The Family Circle; Fiskars Flit On By Punch; Basic Grey Button; Twine; CK Alis Hand Font

I've already scrapped these pictures for myself (here), but when I posted my page, my sister got all excited and said she wanted one too! I used the same collection for her page but went with a different design and took my inspiration from the latest Basic Grey sketch (which totally rocks). I really like how it turned out and hopefully she will too! ;)

Thanks for stopping by again today...I love my visitors!

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I'm entering this layout in the following challenges...
Basic Grey - 6/25/12 Sketch
ScrapFIT - Polaroid
Unique Crafters - Buttons

Sketches In Thyme #81

If you're here for the SNC Blog hop, please click here!

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Hello friends! I've got a new Sketches In Thyme sketch to share with you today that's really amazing...








Supplies: Basic Grey PB&J Paper - Hip Fab, Picnic Basket, Fluffer Nutter; Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Walnut Stain; Studio Calico Mister Huey - Calico White; Ali Edwards Stamp Sets - Life In Pictures, It's In The Details; Fiskars/Jenni Bowlin Tab Punch; American Crafts/Amy Tangerine Thickers - Muse; Studio Calico Wood Veneer Butterflies; Shadows Into Light Font

Isn't that just awesome?? You could use this sketch in SO many ways! It was perfect for these two super cute pics of my girls that I took last month. Both spur of the moment pics that turned out so great and really show who they are! They were screaming to be scrapped together. ;)

Make sure you go by the sketch In Thyme blog today and check out what all of the other DT gals did with the sketch...I'm sure you'll be inspired! Thanks for stopping by. :)

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I'm entering this layout in the following challenges...
Basic Grey - Flickr Friends (Chevrons)
Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes

SNC Furever Friends Blog Hop!!

Good morning! Welcome to the "Furever Friends" blog hop :)



If you've arrived from Kristie's Blog then you're in the right place! If you're just stopping by and would like to do our hop, you can visit Suzanne's Blog to start from the beginning. Everyone is sharing projects and offering up goodies! Here is the hop order in case you get lost along the way...

Suzanne - Scrap With Suzy
Kim - Me Ma Kim's Place
Sandi - Slightly Off Center
Kristie - Scrap, Color, Read and Repeat
April - Scrapper Forever (You're here!)
Sue - The Scrappings Of Sue
Abby - Midwest Memories

You don't want to miss the "furry" projects we have for you, as well as chances to win some awesome blog candy! There are 7 of us in the hop who are all members of a Yahoo group Scrappin N Chattin. SNC is an email forum where we share our love for scrapbooking, as well as our everyday lives with each other. We like to talk ALOT (I mean we are a group of women, lol!), but please don't be intimidated by the amount of emails that come through our message boards because we have tons of fun! There are a lot of fun activities, challenges, and prizes each month to jumpstart your creativity and keep your scrappin' goals. As you go through the hop, you'll learn more about each of those activities.

I'd like to tell you about our 24 hour challenge, which I host each month. It's a challenge based around using a favorite collection with a sketch and creating a layout in just 24 hours. The fun part is that the collection and sketch you use is a surprise! Each person that plays chooses 3 collections that they'd like to work with and posts them into our database. I then post a message listing those collections along with 3 sketches that I've chosen for that month, along with a list of players which will choose a collection and a sketch for another player. If you get your layout done in the next 24 hours, you get entered into a drawing for a great prize! Fun right? All of the ladies in the group that play each month really seem to enjoy playing along in the challenge. :)

If you like the sound of our group and would like to check out what we're all about, you can visit our homepage here and have a look around. If you decide you'd like to join, we'd be absolutely thrilled! We love meeting new people. :) We also love blog hopping and and sharing inspiration, and for today's hop, we each created a "furry" project. Since we don't have any pets in our house (YET!), I used this super cute picture of my daughter Madison carrying around some of her stuffed animals, which she always has in hand...






Supplies: Basic Grey PB&J Paper - Daisy Mae, Raspberry Jam, Whole Wheat; Tim Holts Distress Ink - Walnut Stain; Ali Edwards Stamp Set - Bring On The Love; EK Success PSN L Butterfly Punch; EK Success Embossed Curve Border Punch; Tim Holtz Tiny Attacher; Studio G Brads; Just The Way You Are Font

She wants a puppy SO bad but we can't have pets where we currently live. We've promised to get one when we get a house with a nice yard though, so thankfully until then she has plenty of stuffed babies to keep her company! ;)

Oh, and this wouldn't be a great blog hop without CANDY! Here's what you can win just for leaving a comment on my blog post (open to US only because of shipping costs)...



I just love candy don't you?? ;) All of the blog candy winners will be announced on Thursday so be sure to get your comments in before then! Also, be sure to leave me an email address so I can contact you if you're the lucky winner here. Thanks so much for stopping by today...I hope you visit again soon! Your next stop on the hop is Sue...

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I'm entering this layout in the following challenges...
Artful Delight - Sketch
Punky Sprouts - Photo Inspiration
Scrap The Girls - Use An Outside Picture
Basic Grey - Flickr Friends - Chevrons

Sketches In Thyme #79

I've got a new sketch/layout to share with you this morning! This time around we have a two page sketch. I don't do very many two pagers, so I made the sketch work for me and used the left side as inspiration for my layout...








Supplies: Basic Grey Konnichiwa Paper- Lucky Cricket, Jasmine Tea, Good Afternoon; Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Walnut Stain; Studio Calico Mister Huey - Dark Calico, Calico White; Ali Edwards Stamps - It's In The Details, Favorite Memories; Fiskars Circle Punch; Fiskars Flit On By Punch; Studio Calico Wood Veneer People; Basic Grey Chipboard Alphas; Making Memories Button; Twine; sf Ellie Everyday Font

I think it turned out great! I was able to go out to a special lunch with my mom and sisters for Mother's Day this year and we all had a wonderful time talking and laughing. Before we left, we took these pictures with our phones and although they both turned out a little bit crazy (the sun was really bright!), I absolutely love them! My family is so amazing. :)

Make sure to stop by the Sketches In Thyme blog post for today and see what the other DT ladies did with this great sketch...I'm sure you'll love what you see!

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I'm entering this layout in the following challenges...
Basic Grey - Flowers
Basic Grey - Multi Photo
Lasting Memories - Celebrate Mom
Unique Crafters - Twine

Our Little Tween

Hi friends! Thank you for all the congrats about my exciting news earlier! You guys totally rock. ;) I've been creating today and wanted to share my layout with you...






Supplies: Basic Grey What's Up Paper - Up And Away, First Flight, In Flight, Balloon Festival, Blue Skies; Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Walnut Stain; AC/Dear Lizzy Neapolitan Roller Date Stamp; Fiskars Circle Punches - Large, Medium; Martha Stewart Large Circle Cutter; Basic Grey Chipboard Alphas; Jillibean Soup Corrugated Flower; Tim Holtz Tiny Attacher; CK Cindy Computer Font

I am SO in love with this page, especially for the journaling. The first line says "The first time I saw this picture, it gave me a little shock." That is so true! It was the first time I saw Emily in a picture and realized how much she's changed lately. It's really crazy how fast these babies grow up isn't it?? Anyway, I journaled about a few things I remember from when she was younger and also about how I feel now that she's a "tween". When she got home from school and read the journaling, she really loved it, so mission accomplished! She loved the play on words in the title too, lol. :)

Thanks for stopping by! I've got some other projects in the works but you can't see them yet since they are DT assignments, yay! Keep an eye out and they'll be posted before you know it. ;) Have a great weekend and for all those mommies out there, Happy Mother's Day!!!

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I'm entering this layout in the following challenges...
Basic Grey - Flowers
Frosted Designs - Sketch #40
Basic Grey (NSD) - Use A Shape Other Than A Square/Rectangle
The Paper Variety - Handmade Flowers
Studio Calico (NSD) - Go Graphic (Circle)
Scrap It Girl - Flowers
Studio Calico - Use PP As Background
Scraptastic Club - Use Punches

Capture the minutes...

Good morning!! How are you on this beautiful Saturday? I'm excited because my hubby goes on vacation starting tomorrow! We aren't going anywhere since my girls had Spring Break this week (bummer right?), so they'll be in school, but it will still be nice having him home. :)

So anyway, I have a new layout to share with you today. Earlier in the month, Sketches in Thyme posted about a DT Call on their blog and I got really excited! I've been having alot of fun with their sketches lately so I thought I'd throw my hat in the ring and try out. This is the layout I made that was inspired by the sketch they posted for the call...






Supplies: Basic Grey Olivia Paper - Amelia, Katelyn, Marabelle, Chloe; Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Walnut Stain; Ali Edwards Stamp Set - It's In The Details; Studio Calio Mister Huey - Dark Calico; Fiskars Scallop Sentiment Border Punch; Fiskars Circle Punches - Large & Medium; Martha Stewart 3-in-1 Classic Butterfly Punch; American Crafts Button; The Twinery Twine; CK Alis Hand Computer Font

This is my hubby and his mom holding Madison on the day she was born. His mom lives pretty far away so we were all very thankful that she was able to be here with us. :)

In case you're wondering why I've been working on so many baby pages lately, it's because I decided to do a scrapbook for each of my girls about their birth. It's been really awesome going back through baby pictures and working with them, and the memories have been flooding through, which I'm treasuring. It all seems SO long ago, sigh...

Anyway, if you will, please think lots of good thoughts for me to make the team!! And thanks for stopping by!

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I'm entering this layout in the following challenges...
Sketches In Thyme - Sketch/DT Call
Basic Grey - Scallops
Pretty Little Studio - Photo Inspiration
Unique Crafters - Paper Flower

My Sister

Edited 4/27 to say that this layout was featured on the Basic Grey blog!!! They chose me as one of their winners for the April Flickr challenge and I am SO excited!

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Hi there my sweet friends!! I've got a new layout to share with you today that I am SO in love with. I actually started working on it Wednesday morning and didn't finish it until around 1 am today, lol! I had it sitting on my desk with the things in place but couldn't seem to glue anything down. I finally starting putting everything where I wanted it to go though and it all came together so easily after that...






Supplies: Basic Grey Konnichiwa Paper - Good Afternoon, Friendly Greetings; Tim Holtz Distress Inks - Spun Sugar, Antique Linen, Pumice Stone; Ali Edwards Stamp Sets - Family Is, Adored; American Crafts/Dear Lizzy Neapolitan Roller Date Stamp; Fiskars Flit On By Punch; Fiskars Circle Punches; EK Success Scallop Circle Punch; Basic Grey Buttons; CK Cindy Computer Font

I adore this picture of my girls. They were SO lovey towards each other that day...no arguing or fighting, even when they had to sit down for pictures! It's so funny to me how my girls can be so different from one another but still have amazing moments like this one where they mesh together perfectly. I talked about that in the journaling because I want them to know that it's ok to be different and unique, as long as you always remember to keep yourself open to new things...

Well that's it from me today! I've got some cards in the works that I'll try to get done soon and be able to share. Today started Spring Break for us so I'll have lots of time to create...as long as I can keep Madison off the computer, which is on my scrap table, lol! Wish me luck with that ok? ;)

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I'm entering this layout in the following challenges...
Basic Grey - Scraplift Susan Weinroth
Basic Grey - Lanterns & Banners
Simon Says Stamp - Favorite Tool (Tim Holtz Clear Ruler)
Studio Calico - Keep It Simple
Flutter By Wednesday's - Open
Punky Sprouts - Warm/Soft Colors w/Butterfly
Pretty Little Studio - Pink/Blue/White/Orange Color Combo