EDLC - I'm out!

Well, I'm out of the EDLC. :( Yesterday was Madison's 5th birthday and we were on the go all day long! Last night when things slowed down, I had 45 minutes left to do my layout and I was just not feelin' it...I was BEAT! I didn't want to make myself create a page that I might not love just to get it done, so I sent my friends an email letting them know I was taking myself out of the challenge. I'm bummed that I didn't finish, but I had an AWESOME day with Mark and the girls, so I can't complain. ;) Thanks for going along with me on the ride. Hopefully the next time we have a challenge, I'll keep up! Here's a picture of my baby girl enjoying a yummy cupcake...

That face cheers me right up!! ;) Have a great day...

EDLC Day #8

Today was another busy day for me but I had this morning free, so I had time to sit down and create a page. I've had this picture of Madison for a couple of months now and I'm so happy to finally have it scrapped! :) It's one of my favs...

Supplies: Cosmo Cricket Paper - Girl Friday; Craft Smart Ink - Chocolate Brown; Slice; Slice Fonts Design Card; Bazzill Flower; Prima Flower; American Crafts Button; Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist - Pearl

I can never get enough of that Girl Friday paper! Love it. ;)

EDLC Day #7

One week down! This challenge has been alot of fun, and it's definitely keeping me on my toes. ;) Today's been a busy day so I just did a quick 8x8 page for a gift album I'm working on for my mother-in-law. This is my hubby's niece Marybeth. Isn't she gorgeous??

Supplies: BoBunny Paper - Love Bandit; Craft Smart Ink - Chocolate Brown; Prima Flowers; Making Memories Button; K&Company Rub-on - Classic K McKenna; Making Memories Sanding Block

The light isn't so good outside right now, so hopefully I can get a better picture tomorrow. See you then! :)

EDLC Day #6

I love today's layout!! We went to the beach for the first time as a family last summer and I'm just now getting around to getting some pages done. This is the second one, lol! Better late than never right? ;) These were some of my favorite shots of the first time Mark went in the ocean with the girls. Emily's actually been to the beach before (with my mom and sister) but it was Madison's first time, and she LOVED it! We're going back again this year and I can't wait...

Supplies: Fancy Pants Paper - The Daily Grind; Craft Smart Ink - Chocolate Brown; Basic Grey Chipboard Letters - Hip; Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist - Pearl; Making Memories Tiny Alphas - Ledger; Prima Flowers; American Crafts Buttons, Making Memories Sanding Block

Have an awesome Sunday everyone!! :)

EDLC Day #5

It's Saturday...and I'm all ALONE! I still can't believe it, lol. Mark is at work and my sister Maryann came and got both girls to take them swimming. How cool is that? It's such a weird feeling! I guess I should get used to it with Madison starting Kindergarten next year though. ;) So anyway, here's my layout for today. I scrapped about my honey...

Supplies: My Mind's Eye Paper - Breaking Free; Fancy Pants Paper - The Daily Grind; Craft Smart Ink - Chocolate Brown; Slice; Slice Fonts Design Card; EK Success Border Punch - Diamond Lace; Fiskars Heart Punches; Bazzill Jewel Template - Borders; Recollections Pearls
*Inspired by Creative Scrappers Sketch #98

Are we cute or what?!? ;) I definitely need to scrap more pictures of us together. Such important memories...

Well, I hope everyone enjoys their Saturday! I'm headed out to lunch with my other sis Amy in a little while...with no kiddos. :) We don't get many chances to hang together without them along so it's AWESOME. See you tomorrow!

EDLC Day #4

Well, I'm feeling somewhat better today so I was able to make my page, thankfully! I fell in love with this paper when I saw it, so I kept the page pretty simple and worked with the pattern I already had...

Supples: Fancy Pants Paper - Delight; Craft Smart Ink - Chocolate Brown; Martha Stewart Butterfly Punches; Recollections Pearls; Thickers - Daiquiri

I think my sweet girls are just so beautiful. They are both growing up way too fast! At least I get to enjoy them now while they're still little though. :)

The sun wasn't cooperating with me today so I'm sorry the pictures are a little washed out. I'll upload them again if I can get better shots tomorrow. ;) Thanks for looking!

EDLC Day #3

Another day of the challenge complete! I woke up feeling not-so-hot today, so I'm glad this one's done so that I can get some rest. Hopefully, whatever's got me down will go AWAY so that I can keep creating tomorrow. ;)

Supplies: BoBunny Paper - Love Bandit; Craft Smart Ink - Chocolate Brown; Fiskars Heart Punch Slice; Slice Basic Shapes 2 Design Card; Tim Holtz Grungeboard Alphabet - Mixed Minis; Making Memories Buttons; Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist - Vintage Pink
*Inspired by Helen Croft's Sketch #21

Thanks for looking...have a great day. :)

EDLC Day #2

Another day done! One of the extra challenges this month in my scrapping group is to use paint or Glimmermist behind the photo on a layout. Well, I found an amazing layout by Julie Bonner, where she sprayed some Glimmermist behind her picture and it looks awesome! I decided to lift her design for my page but use paint instead, and I love how it turned out!

Supplies: SEI Paper Pad - Lovebirds; Craft Smart Ink - Chocolate Brown; Adirondack Paint Dabber - Espresso; Martha Stewart Butterfly Punch; Doodlebug Loopy Lou Alphabet Stickers - Bon Bon; Making Memories Tiny Alphas - Ledger; Recollections Pearls

*Inspired by Julie Bonner's layout seen in the post here on her blog

To get the paint to look the way it does, I dabbed my paintbrush into the paint and then flicked it down onto the page with my finger. Then I took a papertowel and very lightly dabbed some on the page in certain spots. I love the random, messy effect I got! ;)

See you tomorrow for day #3! Have an awesome day...

It's time for another EDLC!!

My scrapbooking group, Scrappin-N-Chattin, has decided to have another every-day-layout-challenge like we did back in February. The difference this time though is that it's for 30 days instead of 15! I've decided to join in because I need a boost for my mojo, and it already seems to be working great for me. ;) Here's my layout for day #1...

Supplies: BoBunny Paper - Love Bandit; Heidi Swapp "Love" Stamp; Studio G Alphabet Stamps - Series 3; Colorbox Chalk Ink - Chestnut Roan; Craft Smart Ink - Chocolate Brown; Slice; Slice Basic Shapes 1 Design Card; Slice Basic Shapes 2 Design Card; Basic Grey Button

*Inspired by a sketch on the Creative Scrappers blog on 4/13/10

I sooooooooo love these pictures! My friend Amanda took them when we were over at her house for dinner one night. Since I'm always the one holding the camera, I don't get many shots of myself with the girls, especially special ones like these. I will always treasure them...

For the EDLC this month, our hostess Mel has encouraged us to use sketches for inspiration, and I think it's an awesome idea! I hope you'll find some inspiration from the ones I use. Wish me luck on making it the entire 30 days! ;)

EDCC Done!!

Today was the last day of my scrapping group's EDCC (Every Day Card Challenge) and it's so awesome that I made it through the entire month! There were a few days that were kind of tough, either because I was short on time or creativity, but I'm glad I pushed through and got them all done. It's a wonderful feeling of accomplishment. :)

Day #31

Supplies: K&Company Paper Pad - Blossomwood by Tim Coffey; Stampin' Up! "Thank You" Stamp; Colorbox Chalk Ink - Chestnut Roan; Martha Stewart Double Scallop Border Punch; Martha Stewart Butterfly Punches; Recollections Pearls

Day #30

Supplies: My Mind's Eye Photo Mat Pad - Oh La La For Him; Stampin' Up! "Thank You" Stamp; Colorbox Chalk Ink - Chestnut Roan; Martha Stewart Double Scallop Border Punch; The Paper Studio Scallop Circle Punch; Fiskars Circle Punch; Ribbon

We'll find out who the winner is soon from everyone who completed the challenge, and I sure hope it's me!! Even if it's not though, I've got 31 amazing cards made, so I'm happy with that. ;) Have a great night!!

EDCC Days #28 & #29

Well, the sun finally came out...sort of, lol. I was able to get a few quick pictures of the cards I made today and yesterday, and then it disappeared again behind some majorly dark clouds. I think I see rain in my future... ;)

Day #29

Supplies: Basic Grey Paper Pad - Origins; Clear Dollar Stamps "Hello" Stamp; Colorbox Chalk Ink - Chestnut Roan; Martha Stewart Corner Punch - Loops; Martha Stewart Butterfly Punches; Recollections Pearls

Day #28

Supplies: Basic Grey Paper Pad - Origins; Stampin' Up! "Thinking Of You" Stamp; Colorbox Chalk Ink - Chestnut Roan; The Paper Studio Scallop Circle Punch; Fiskars Circle Punch; Fiskars Square Punch

I used the same paper pad for both of these (and a few others recently) and I am realllllllly loving it. The colors are just gorgeous!! I'd have to say it's definitely one of my all time favs. :)

Thanks for looking!! There are only 2 more days of the EDCC...I can't believe it!

Some more EDCC cards!

Wow, it's been a few days since I posted! I've just been super busy lately. I'm really looking forward to Friday when Emily starts her Spring Break, yay!!

So, here are my cards for the past few days. I'll post the ones from yesterday and today as soon as the sun decides to come out so that I can get a good pic. ;)

Day #27

Supplies: Basic Grey Paper Pad - Mellow; Stampin' Up! "Happy Birthday" Stamp; Colorbox Chalk Ink - Chestnut Roan; Fiskars Scallop Border Punch; Fiskars Heart Punch; We R Memory Keepers Corner Chomper

Day #26

Supplies: Basic Grey Paper Pad - Origins; Inkadinkado Stamp Set - Good News; Colorbox Chalk Ink - Chestnut Roan; Slice; Slice Basic Shapes 1 Card; Fiskars Circle Punch; Martha Stewart Confetti Heart Punch; Ribbon; We R Memory Keepers Corner Chomper

Day #25

Supplies: Basic Grey Paper Pad - Green At Heart; Clear Dollar Stamps "Just For You" Stamp; Colorbox Chalk Ink - Chestnut Roan; Fiskars Ribbon Slits Punch; The Paper Studio Scallop Circle Punch; Fiskars Circle Punch; Ribbon; Twine

Day #24

Supplies: Basic Grey Paper Pad - Greent At Heart; Clear Dollar Stamps "Happy Mother's Day" Stamp, Colorbox Chalk Ink - Chestnut Roan; Martha Stewart Butterfly Punch, Recollections Pearls

Thanks for looking! Have an awesome day...

EDCC Cards...

Here are my cards for the last few days. I made a couple that I thought would be good for Easter...

Day #23

Supplies: Basic Grey Paper Pad - Origins; Inkadinkado Stamp Set - Good News; Colorbox Chalk Ink - Chestnut Roan; Fiskars Square Punch; Martha Stewart Butterfly Punch; Recollections Pearls

Day #22

Supplies: Bazzill Kraft Cardstock; Basic Grey Paper Pad - Indian Summer; Stampin' Up! "Thank You" Stamp; Colorbox Chalk Ink - Chestnut Roan; Fiskars Scallop Border Punch; Martha Stewart Butterfly Punches; Recollections Pearls

Day #21

Supplies: Basic Grey Paper Pad - Lemonade; Inkadinkado Stamp Set - Good News; Colorbox Chalk Ink - Chestnut Roan; Slice; Recollections Pearls

Day #20

Supplies: Basic Grey Paper Pad - Recess; Hero Arts Stamp Set - Thinking Of You; Colorbox Chalk Ink - Chestnut Roan; Fiskars Star Punch; Basic Grey & Making Memories Buttons

I'm so excited because there's only one more week of the challenge and then I find out who wins!! Good luck to me. ;)

Some more EDCC cards...

I'm having so much fun making these cards! It's kind of hard for me to go back and forth between layouts and cards though...my mind just doesn't wrap around it right for some reason. Maybe it's the different sizes, I'm not sure. Hopefully soon though, I'll be able to find a happy medium doing both without any problems. For now, I'll just continue with the cards and when a layout idea hits me, I'll go with it. ;)

Day #19

Supplies: Basic Grey Paper Pad - Lemonade; Clear Dollar Stamps "Happy Mother's Day" Stamp; Colorbox Chalk Ink - Chestnut Roan; Slice; Slice Basic Shapes 1 Card; Fiskars Circle Punch; Prima Flower; Making Memories Button

*Inspired by my sweet friend Abby's card here

Day #18

Supplies: Making Memories Paper - Paperie Greenhouse "Fabric Brocade" & Spellbound Halloween "Argyle"; Stampin' Up! "Happy Birthday" Stamp; Colorbox Chalk Ink - Chestnut Roan; Slice; Slice Basic Shapes 1 Card; Martha Stewart Loops Edge & Corner Punches; Fiskars Circle Punch; Recollections Pearls

Day #17

Supplies: My Mind's Eye Photo Mat - Ooh La La For Her; Tim Holtz Stamp Set - Flights Of Fancy; Colorbox Chalk Ink - Chestnut Roan; Martha Stewart Butterfly Punches; Fiskars Square Punch; Recollections Pearls

Thanks so much for taking the time to check out my work! Have a great day...

Latest batch of EDCC cards...

Here are the EDCC cards I've done over the past few days. I'm still keeping up so far...only 14 days to go! ;)

Day #16

Supplies: Basic Grey Paper Pad - Mellow; Clear Dollar Stamps "Happy Mother's Day" Stamp; Colorbox Chalk Ink - Chestnut Roan; Fiskars Scallop Border Punch; Recollections Pearls

Day #15

Supplies: K&Company Paper Pad - Blossomwood by Tim Coffey; Inkadinkado Stamp Set - Wedding/Marriage; Colorbox Chalk Ink - Chestnut Roan; The Paper Studio Scallop Circle Punch; Fiskars Circle Punch; Martha Stewart Confetti Heart Punch

Day #14

Supplies: Cosmo Cricket Paper - Girl Friday; Stampendous Stamp Set - Sunny Flowers; Colorbox Chalk Ink - Chestnut Roan; Slice; Slice Basic Shapes 1 Card

Day #13

Supplies: My Mind's Eye Photo Mat Pad - Ooh La La For Her; Stampin' Up! "Thinking Of You" Stamp; Colorbox Chalk Ink - Chestnut Roan; Slice; Slice Basic Shapes 1 Card; Martha Stewart Confetti Heart Punch

Thanks for looking! I'll be back in just a little while to share a layout I did today that I'm really loving. :)

EDCC Cards

Here are my cards from the past few days. I've only had one day where I struggled with getting it done on time, but I got it finished at about 11:40 pm...whew! I'm trying to do them in the morning from now on so that won't happen again. ;)

Day #12

Supplies: My Mind's Eye Photo Mat Pad - Ooh La La For Her; Inkadinkado Stamp Set - Chelsea Sentiments; Colorbox Chalk Ink - Chestnut Roan; Martha Stewart Butterfly Punch; Recollections Pearls

Day #11

Supplies: American Crafts Paper - Baby; EK Success Scallop Border Punch; Fiskars Heart Punches; Recollections Pearls

Day #10

Supplies: My Mind's Eye Photo Mat Pad - Ooh La La For Her; Clear Dollar Stamps "Happy Mother's Day" Stamp; Colorbox Chalk Ink - Chestnut Roan

Day #9

Supplies: Pink Paislee Paper - Vintage Moon; Colorbox Chalk Ink - Black; Inkadinkado Stamp Set - Chelsea Sentiments; Martha Stewart Butterfly Punches; Recollections Pearls
*Inspired by Mojo Monday Sketch #22

Thanks so much for looking. I hope you have an amazing weekend!! :)

EDCC Days #7 & #8

Here are my last two EDCC cards. I really love how they both turned out. I'm having so much fun doing these! :)

Day #8

Supplies: K&Company Paper Pad - Blossomwood by Tim Coffey; Colorbox Chalk Ink - Chestnut Roan; Stampendous Stamp Set - Birthday Brackets; Prima Flower; Making Memories Button

Day #7

Supples: Basic Grey Paper Pad - Indian Summer; Colorbox Chalk Ink - Chestnut Roan; Stampin' Up! "Happy Birthday" Stamp
*Inspired by Mojo Monday Sketch #12

I hope you all have an awesome day. :) Thanks for looking!!

EDCC Cards

Today is day #6 of the EDCC I'm doing, and I haven't posted since day #1, so I figured I should share the other cards I've made with you. It's been alot of fun stepping back from layouts for a little while to create more cards. I'm hoping to get back in the groove of doing both soon. ;)

Day #6

Supplies: K&Company Paper Pad - Classic Charlotte; Colorbox Chalk Ink - Chestnut Roan; Scenic Route Chipboard Hearts (templates)

Day #5

Supplies: K&Company Paper Pad - Classic Charlotte; Kasiercraft Pearls; Colorbox Chalk Ink - Chestnut Roan; Hero Arts Stamp Set - Thinking Of You; Fiskars Circle Punches

Day #4

Supplies: Basic Grey Paper Pad - Mellow; Colorbox Chalk Ink - Chestnut Roan; Recollections Pearls; Paper Studio Scallop Circle Punch; Fiskars Circle Punch; Fiskars Threading Water Border Punch; Clear Dollar Stamps "Just For You" Stamp

Day #3

Supplies: Basic Grey Paper Pad - Lemonade; Colorbox Chalk Ink - Chestnut Roan; Heidi Swapp "Thank You" Stamp; Martha Stewart Butterfly Punch; Basic Grey Brads - Eva
*Inspired by Mojo Monday Sketch #111

Day #2

Supplies: K&Company Paper Pad - Blossomwood by Tim Coffey; Daisy Bucket "Happy Everything" Stamp; Colorbox Chalk Ink - Chestnut Roan; Fiskars Circle Punch; Martha Stewart Scallop Circle Punch
*Inspired by my friend Abby's Sketch

I'm hoping to work on some more cards today, as long as the girls will let me. ;) Have a great weekend!!

EDCC - Day #1

Today my scrapping group is starting our Every Day Card Challenge. Unlike the layout challenge, this one is for 30 days, but since cards are quicker to create than layouts, I think I should be able to keep up just fine. ;)

Supplies: Basic Grey Paper Pad - Mellow; Paper Studio Scallop Circle Punch; Fiskars Circle Punches; Stampin' Up! "Thinking Of You" Stamp; Colorbox Chalk Ink - Chestnut Roan; American Crafts Brads
*Inspired by Mojo Monday Sketch #12

I probably won't be posting my card every day (both Madison and I are sick right now), but I'll definitely post them all at one time or another. Wish me luck!!

Family (EDLC Day #14)

Here is day #14! I am SO glad that I was able to do the entire challenge. It was really amazing to get 14 layouts done in 2 weeks. Hard some days, but definitely worth it. ;)

Supplies: K&Company Paper Pad - Life's Journey; Martha Stewart Butterfly Punch; Recollections Pearls; DMC Floss; Fiskars Scallop Border Punch; Making Memories Sanding Block; Colorbox Chalk Ink - Chestnut Roan; Heidi Swapp "Family" Stamp

Our scrapping group is planning on doing another challenge like this in the summer, but that one will be for 30 days! I'll have to think about whether I can do it or not. I think I could, but we'll see how things are going then. :)

Thanks for checking out all of my EDLC pages...it's been great! Next week I plan to work on cards, so I should have some new ones to share soon. Have an awesome day!!