Skteches In Thyme #105

Good morning my friends!  It's time for me to share a new sketch from Sketches In Thyme with you!  Now you may look at my page and go huh??  Because well, it turned out nothing like the sketch, LOL!  I took my inspiration from the layers and once I started layering, I just kept going and going.  Hopefully you can see where I started from though...

 

 

 

Supplies: Echo Park Note To Self Collection - Journaling Cards; Fancy Pants Off To School Collection - Strips; Fancy Pants True Collection - Pure; Pink Paislee Cupid Collection - Bow & Arrow, Hearts Bloom; Tim Holtz Distress Ink  - Walnut Stain; Tim Holtz Distress Marker - Walnut Stain; Studio Calico Mister Huey - Classic Calico; October Afternoon Sprinkler - Pink Balloon; Paper Smooches Stamps - Chit Chat, We Connect; American Crafts With Love Roller Date Stamp; Stampin' Up! Butterfly Punch; Basic Grey Button; American Crafts Twine; Studio Calico Wood Veneer Heart

 

Aren't my cuties just SO adorable??  I love capturing moments like this one when they're being all lovey dovey, especially so that on some days I have absolute PROOF that they really do love one another, lol!!  With a 13 year old and 7 year old, those days definitely show up once in a while. ;)

 

So what do you think of the sketch?  If it inspires you to get creative, you can try your hand at winning some yummy goodies!  You have until the 30th to link up a project over at the Sketches In Thyme blog.  Good luck and remember to have fun!  Thanks so much for popping in for a visit. :)

 

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

Simon Says Stamp - Chic To Be Shabby (Inking)

Flutter By Wednesdays - Any Winged Creature

Apron Strings - Photo Inspiration

 

Scrap It Girl March Challenge

Hello friends and happy Friday!  It's a new month and that means it's time for a new challenge over at Scrap It Girl!  This month we have a 1,2,3 Recipe challenge for you that's really simple and should be alot of fun.  All you need to do to play along is use 1 stamp, 2 types of punches, and 3 patterned papers.  Here's what I came up with for my page...

 

Supplies: Fancy Pants It's Your Day Collection - Sugar Dots, Hodgepodge; Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Walnut Stain; ColorBox Chalk Ink - Chestnut Roan; Studio Calico Mister Huey - Classic Calico; Heidi Swapp Stamp; Fiskars Twinkle Twinkle Star Punches - Extra Large, Large, Medium; EK Success PSN LE Circles Border Punch; Marvy Le Pen - Brown; My Mind's Eye The Sweetest Thing Tangerine "Together" Enamel Dots; Basic Grey Micro Mono Alpha Stickers

*Inspired by a sketch created by my friend Theresa

 

Awesome right?  I just love it!  I had these Instagram pics of my family when we went out to lunch together and they worked perfectly for this challenge.  Although I did struggle with only using one stamp, lol! :)

 

So what do you think of the challenge?  If you're inspired and want to play along this month, you'll be in the running for this awesome prize sponsered by yours truly...

 

 

The prize includes a 6x6 My Mind’s Eye paper pad, a Fiskars stamp set, an Inkadinkadoo stamp set, American Crafts This To That foam squares, American Crafts ribbon, a Craft Smart ink pad, a baggie of Studio Calico chipboard butterflies, K&Company paper ribbon and some Recollections flowers. Perfect for Spring! :) You have until the 31st to link up your project over at the Scrap It Girl blog for your chance to win it, and remember that you can enter twice.  Good luck and thanks SO much for taking the time to stop by today!!

 

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

Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes

Simon Says Stamp - The Stamp You Love But Don't Use

MMD Sketch #33

Good morning!  I have a new sketch from Heather at Miracles Momma Designs to share with you today that is FABULOUS!!!

 

 

Supplies: Fancy Pants Love Birds Collection - Kissame, Birds On A Wire, Sweetheart, Circle Of Love, Bunches Of Love, Strips; Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Walnut Stain; AC/Dear Lizzy Neapolitan Roller Date Stamp; EK Success Embossed Curve Border Punch; Stampin' Up! Butterfly Punch; AC/Dear Lizzy Thickers - Berry; Basic Grey Button; Twine; Angelina Font

 

When I saw Heather’s sketch I was immediately drawn to the scalloped borders and took my inspiration from them to start my page. I had this awesome picture of my hubby and I and used it to journal to him about a favorite phrase of his that he always says to me. It's really special and I wanted to make sure that he always knows that. :) The page is simple and sweet but I absolutely love the result!

 

So how do you like the sketch?  If you are inspired by it to get creative yourself, please be sure to share your project with us over at the Miracles Momma Designs blog so we can all check it out. ;) Thanks for popping by for a visit!

 

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

City Crafters - Things With Wings

Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes

Cocoa Daisy - Five Patterned Papers

Sketches In Thyme Sketch #100

It's time to share another new sketch from Sketches In Thyme with you. :) We've got a great two pager this week...

 

 

 

 

Supplies: Fancy Pants Love Bird Collection - Bunches Of Love, Love Dots, Only One, True Love; Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Walnut Stain; Studio Calico Mister Huey - Calico Cream, Pretty Pink, Overdue, Custard; Fiskars Round & Round Circle Punches - Extra Large, Large; EK Success Embossed Curve Border Punch; Doodlebug Loopy Lou Alpha Stickers - Bon Bon; Basic Grey Button; Twine

 

I took my inspiration from both sides of the sketch for this page about my sweet girl Madison. When she was a baby, she was diagnosed with RSV and had to be hospitalized. Boy was that a scary time! Thankfully after a few days spent in an oxygen tent, with wonderful doctors and nurses, she got better, and she's really healthy these days. :) I wanted to keep my layout simple so that the pictures would be the focus and I'm really happy with it...

So what do you think of the sketch? If you like it, you should totally link up a project using it by the 31st over at the Sketches In Thyme blog so you can be entered to win a prize. ;) Good luck and thanks for visiting today!

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

The ScrapRoom - Flower From Scraps

A winner, a new layout & my 2012 favs! :)

Good afternoon friends!!  I've got a super full post for you today so I hope you've got a few minutes to visit. ;) First I need to announce the winner of my birthday giveaway...

 

Doris said...
I guess my favorite birthday present is my wedding day. Yep, they are one and the same. Good, bad, it's the gift that keeps on giving!
mnmomma107@aol.com
December 20, 2012 11:12 AM

 Congrats Doris!!!  I guess that's definitely one way to make sure your hubby remembers your birthday and anniversary right?  Lol!  I'll contact you asap about your goodies! :)

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Now I'd like to share a new layout with you!  My sister's birthday is next week and I wanted to create something for her because she always loves handmade gifts.  She even has a few layouts that I've made her hanging up in her house!  Well, the last time I was there I realized that I hadn't made her one with our mom in it yet, so when I saw this picture of the two of them together on her FB page, I snagged it, lol!

 

 

 

Supplies: Fancy Pants Wishful Thinking Collection - Corsage, Memories, My Party, Adorable, Rose Petals; Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Walnut Stain; Colorbox Chalk Ink - Chestnut Roan; Ali Edwards Stamps - Family Is, Family Circle; AC/Dear Lizzy Neapolitan Roller Date Stamp; Fiskars 3" Circle Punch; EK Success 2 1/2" Circle Punch; Fiskars Round & Round Circle Punches - Extra Large, Large, Medium; Stampin' Up! Butterfly Punch; Martha Stewart Circle Cutters; Tim Holtz Edge Distresser; iRock; Jolee's Hotfix Jewels - Jonquil; Bella Blvd. Washi Tape; Basic Grey Button; Twine; AR Berkley Font

I found a wonderful quote online about a mother and daughter that matched the feel of the picture and decided to use it for the journaling, and it also went perfectly with my title which I had already stamped and added to the page...pretty freaky huh? ;) Anyway, I absolutely adore how it all came together and I really think she'll love it too!

Note: The design of my page was inspired by this sketch...

My friend Ashley found the sketch on Pinterest and shared it with our scrapbooking group last month, but it only linked it to the Ideas For Scrapbookers website, not a specific post, so I can't give credit where credit is due. :( So, if anyone out there knows who created this sketch, please leave me a comment letting me know who it is and I'll link them up!

I'm entering this layout in the following challenge...

Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes

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The last thing I'd like to share with you today is my top ten favorite layouts from 2012. :) I did one of these posts last year and it was really fun so I've decided to do it again...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

There you go!  It's always great to look back over what you've done the year before isn't it?  It's such a wonderful feeling of accomplishment. ;) Thank you so much for stopping by and spending some time with me today!

Parkway

Hi again friends! There are a few May challenges that are ending today that I wanted to play along with, so I got crafty earlier today and created this fun page...






Supplies: Fancy Pants Childish Things Paper - Snacktime, Sheet Of Music, Imagination; Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Walnut Stain; AC/Dear Lizzy Neapolitan Roller Date Stamp; Fiskars Circle Punches - Extra Large, Large; Fiskars Nice Tri Punch; BoBunny Et Cetera Alpha Stickers; Heidi Swapp Ghost Hearts; Making Memories Button; Studio G Brad; DMC Floss; Twine; 1942 Report Font

I was inspired by this sketch my friend Theresa created...



...and I adore how my layout turned out! My hubby and I love taking our girls and going for long drives on the Blue Ridge Parkway here in NC. It's absolutely gorgeous up there and we never get tired of seeing what it has to offer, and of course we always have tons of pics! This sketch worked perfectly to get a few different ones on my page without crowding it at all, which totally rocks. ;)

I hope you're all having an amazing Thursday!

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I'm entering this layout in the following challenges...
Fancy Pants - Use Newer Collection
Unique Crafters - Ribbon or Twine
Scraptastic Club - Buttons, Brads & Flowers

Sketches In Thyme #78

Hello there! Today is my first DT post for Sketches In Thyme and I've got a great sketch to share with you...

Supplies: Fancy Pants Love Birds Paper - Loves Me Loves Me Not, Only One, Sending My Love; Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Walnut Stain; Tim Holtz Distress Marker - Walnut Stain; Studio Calico Mister Huey - Calico White, Dark Calico; Ali Edwards Stamp Set - Loving Words; AC/Dear Lizzy Neapolitan Roller Date Stamp; Fiskars Flit On By Punch; Jillibean Soup Corrugated Butterfly; Basic Grey Button

I took these pictures of my girls after a long day of swimming and relaxing and I love that they look so happy together. It's just what a mama wants to see from her girls. :)

I changed up the sketch a little to work for my pictures, but you can definitely see the basics of the sketch in the background, and it just goes to show you how amazingly versatile sketches can be! Don't ever be afraid to use a sketch as your starting point and then make it your own...you never know where your creativity will take you!

If you have a minute, please stop by the Sketches In Thyme blog post for today and check out what the other ladies did with the sketch. I'm sure you'll love what you see! ;)

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I'm entering this layout in the following challenges...
Scrap The Girls - Sisters
Scraptastic Club - Song Title/Lyrics As Title (I Just Love You)
Simon Says Stamp - Clean & Simple
Studio Calico - Song Lyrics (I Just Love You)
ScrapFit - Mist

I've been creating! :)

Hi friends!! I've been creating and I have a couple of things to share with you today, the first being this adorable layout I made yesterday about my girls. My amazing hubby got me a waterproof camera this past Summer that you can take underwater with you and we had SO much fun playing with it! The pictures turned out so clearly and I absolutely loved having this different kind of pool shot to scrap...

Supplies: Fancy Pants Beach Babe Paper - Fish Farm, Tropical, Jumping Fish; Fancy Pants Celebrate Paper - Confetti; Colorbox Chalk Ink - Rose Coral; Studio Calico Mister Huey - Calico White; Ali Edwards Stamp Set - This One; Martha Stewart Heart Confetti Punch; Fiskars Flit On By Punch; Fiskars Nice Tri Punch; Basic Grey Buttons; Tim Holtz Edge Distresser; SF Natalie Computer Font

Isn't that awesome?? The girls got super excited when they saw all the pictures of themselves under the water so I knew I had to scrap some. Plus they're just fabulous!! ;)

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I also made this really cute set of mini cards this morning. There are a couple of challenges happening right now that I wanted to play along with (listed below) and this is what I came up with for all of them together...




Supplies: Fancy Pants The Daily Grind Paper - Break Time; October Afternoon Thrift Shop Paper - Near Mint; Papertrey Ink White Cardstock; Colorbox Chalk Ink - Blackbird; Ali Edwards Stamp Set - Sentimentally Ali; Fiskars Flit On By Punch

Don't you just love them?? They're 3 3/4 by 3 3/4. I have some 4x4 envelopes that'll work perfectly for them and even though they're too small to mail, they are perfect little cards to hand out and let somebody know how thankful I am for them. I'm sure I'll use them up quickly. ;)

Thanks for stopping by today...I really appreciate it!

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I'm entering these projects in the following challenges...
~ Layout ~
Artful Delight - Sketch
Paper Issues - Sweet Days Of Summer
~ Mini Cards ~
The Paper Variety - Black & white With A Pop Of Color
Wee Memories - Mini (Smaller Than 4x4)
Simon Says Stamp - Spots Or Stripes

First layout of 2012!

I am SO excited because I actually made a layout yesterday!! I didn't realize this before but I haven't actually created a layout since OCTOBER. :( That is so sad to me and totally unacceptable. I started this hobby because I wanted to find a beautiful way to record memories for my family and not doing anything along those lines for 2 months is NOT the way to do it, ugh! That will definitely not be the case this year though because I've joined a year long challenge at my Scrappin-N-Chattin group called the 52 week challenge. It's something we did last year (that I failed at, sigh) and have decided to do again this year (and I will noooooot fail again!). All you have to do is create one new layout each week with a few guidelines. It's as easy as can be, as long as you make it a priority, which I plan to do! So, here is my first layout for the year, and the first for the challenge...

Supplies: Fancy Pants Love Birds Collection - In Love, Bunches Of Love, Strips, Bracket Die Cut Paper; Craft Smart Ink - Chocolate Brown; Colorbox Chalk Ink - Rose Coral; Ali Edwards Studio AE Stamp Set - This One; Fiskars Scallop Sentiment Border Punch; Fiskars Heart Punch; Martha Stewart Heart Confetti Punch; iRock; iRock Clear Gems; BoBunny Ooh La La Alphabet Stickers; CK Jot Computer Font
*Inspired by the 12/27/11 Sketch (#31) at Frosted Designs

Isn't that just the sweetest?? These pictures were taken when Emily (who is now 12) was only 8 months old! I love scrapping old pictures because they bring back so many memories. :) I'm also excited about this layout because I used a brand new paper collection that was gifted to me by a friend for it. We have a sweet lady in our group named Carol, who we affectionately call the PPP (Pretty Paper Police, lol!), who encourages us to use our newer paper collections and not save them for "one day". I'm loving it! I have waaaaaay too many collections that I haven't used a single sheet of paper from and I want to change that so I'm counting on Carol to keep me on my toes this year. ;)

Thanks for stopping by today! I'll be back soon...

Guest Designer for Helen Croft!

I am SO excited to share some amazing news with you today! A few months ago, I emailed Helen Croft from Scrap A Little to let her know that I had used a sketch of hers and sent her a picture of my layout. Well, she wrote me back saying she loved what I'd done with the sketch and asked me if I'd be interested in being a guest designer for her! Ummm, yes! ;) She sent me a new sketch to get creating with and I had so much fun making two layouts with it...

Supplies: Fancy Pants Paper - Wishful Thinking; Craft Smart Ink - Chocolate Brown; EK Success Scallop Circle Punch; Fiskars Circle Punches; Martha Stewart Butterfly Punches; Jillibean Soup Corrugated Flower; I-Rock; I-Rock Clear Gems




Supplies: BoBunny Paper - Mama-razzi; Craft Smart Ink - Chocolate Brown; Fiskars Circle Punches; Fiskars Triangle Punch; Fiskars Star Punches; Jillibean Soup Corrugated Flower

Fabulous right?? As soon as I saw the sketch, I knew just what I wanted to create with it. Plus, I used two new-to-me collections that I just got, so it was even more fun! And isn't it cool to see how you can create similar yet different looking pages using the same sketch? The first layout is 8x8 using one picture, while the second layout is 12x12 using two pictures, and there are tons more possibilities! I love that. :)

If you want to check out Helen's blog post featuring the pages I did with her sketch (seriously, how cool is that??), along with some other pages I've done using her sketches in the past and some favorites of mine, you can visit her blog.

I want to say thank you so much to Helen for allowing me to work with a new sketch and for sharing your talent with us all...you totally rock! Also, thank you to all of you for stopping by today and sharing in my joy. ;)