Making Memories Guest Designer!!

I have a super happy post for you today!!  A while back, Making Memories posted on their Facebook page saying they were looking for guest designers so I sent in some of my work for them to see and they liked it!  Talk about happy. ;) They sent me a TON of the Believe collection to work with and I created a layout and five cards with it...
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplies: Making Memories Believe Collection; Basic Grey Figgy Pudding Collection - Peppermint; Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Walnut Stain; Market Street Stamps Vintage Notepad Background Stamp; Ali Edwards Stamps - Sentimentally Ali, Beautiful, Family Circle; Paper Smooches Stamps - Good Gab; Hero Arts Stamp - Merry Christmas; Studio Calico Mister Huey - Calico White; Stampin' Up! Butterfly Punch; Fiskars Round & Round Circle Punches - Large, Medium; Fiskars Twinkle Twinkle Star Punch - Large, Medium; Fiskars That's Amore Heart Punch - Medium; EK Success Photo Captions Punch; EK Success Embossed Curve Border Punch; iRock; iRock Black Gems; Jolee's Hotfix Jewels - Lt. Col Topaz (Yellow); AC/Amy Tangerine Muse Thickers - Whitewash; Making Memories Button; Basic Grey Button; Making Memories Star Brad; Basic Grey Round Brads; Recollections Pearls; Little Yellow Bicycle Gems (Red); Twine

Isn't it a pretty line??  The colors were perfect for these Christmas cards and the layout about a special gift my girls got from my hubby's mom. :) I really love how it all turned out and I had SO much fun working with their products!  Also, I'm excited to say that I've been asked if I'd like to work with some more in the future...ummm, YES, lol! Yay me!

If you'd like to pop over to their blog for a visit, you can enter to win some of these yummy products for yourself!  How fun is that?!?  Thanks SO much for stopping by and letting me share my excitement with you. :)

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

A few card sets to share...

Good morning!! I made another card set using some more of my scraps the other day so I wanted to share it with you...




Supplies: October Afternoon Paper - Report Card; Papertrey Ink Cardstock - Kraft; Tim Holtz Dustress Ink - Walnut Stain; Studio G Stamp; Fiskars Star Punch; Tim Holtz Tiny Attacher; We R Memory Keepers Corner Chomper; Misc. Buttons

I had some super cute little 4x4 envelopes so I made these to fit them and realized that I looooove this size! It's the perfect little card to jot a quick note down or include in a gift. I think I might make up some more of these to hand out as teacher gifts at Christmas time. :)

Speaking of Christmas, I also made up a couple more sets of Christmas cards and I think they're great!




Supplies: Little Yellow Bicycle Paper - Christmas Delight; Papertrey Ink Cardstock - Vintage Cream; Colorbox Chalk Ink - Chestnut Roan; Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Antique Linen; Studio Calico/Hero Arts Stamp - Alphabet Background; Hero Arts Merry Christmas Stamp; Fiskars Star Punches; Martha Stewart Heart Confetti Punch; Tim Holtz Tissue Tape




Supplies: Basic Grey Paper; Papertrey Ink Cardstock - Kraft; Colorbox Chalk Ink - Chestnut Roan; Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Antique Linen; Hero Arts Stamp - Cling Dots; Hero Arts Merry Christmas Stamp; Fiskars Upper Crest Border Punch; Fiskars Star Punches; Misc. Buttons

I love how quick and easy it is to put these together! Very easy to duplicate which is fabulous if you're making a bunch.

So that's it for today, but thanks for stopping by to see me! I hope to do some creating this weekend so maybe I'll have some new things to share really soon. ;)

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I'm entering these projects in the following challenges...
Wee Memories - Free For All
Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes

Some stamps to share...

I found two more amazing Hero Arts stamps at Michaels recently that I just have to share with you. The first one is really awesome! It totally reminds me of days past and I can see sooooo many uses for it...


Supplies: Papertrey Ink Kraft Cardstock; Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Walnut Stain; Hero Arts Stamp - ; Misc. Ali Edwards Stamps

It's totally fabulous right?? I kept these cards really simple to show off the stamp and love how they look! I can't wait to try this stamp out on some layouts and backgrounds. ;)

Ok, this second stamp really jumped out at me because my mother-in-law just looooooves Peacocks, and when I saw this stamp, I instantly knew she'd love it! I made her a set of cards like this one with it...


Supplies: Papertrey Ink Vintage Cream Cardstock; Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Broken China; Hero Arts Stamp - Peacock; Misc. Ali Edwards Stamp Sets; I-Rock; I-Rock Clear Gems

And guess what? I was right...she LOVED them!! Don't you just love it when such a little thing can make someone else so happy? I sure do. :) So, let me ask you...is there someone out there that you could make smile today with a little handmade gift? If so, go get creative and share it with them!! You'll feel fabulous for doing it, I promise...

By the way, be sure to stop by tomorrow morning for the beginning of the 3-day long Artful Delight blog hop!! There will be tons of inspiration and challenges you can enter for some fabulous prizes, so you don't want to miss it! ;)

A new stamp that I love...

A couple of weeks ago, I was at Michaels and saw a Hero Arts stamp that I absolutely fell in love with! I'm sure you can see why by checking out the card set I made with it...


Supplies: Papertrey Ink Kraft Cardstock; Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Fired Brick; Hero Arts Stamp - Blooming Meadow; Sentiments From Misc. Ali Edwards Stamp Sets; I-Rock; I-Rock Clear Gems

Aren't they gorgeous?? I really love how they look. I also have a great idea in mind to try using a bunch of different ink colors together and do a kind of rainbow watercolor effect...wouldn't that be great?? I'll be sure to share it with you if I get the chance to do it. ;) Thanks for stopping by!

Card Set (Artful Delight)

Good morning!! Today I have a card set to share with you that I made using the June kit from Artful Delight...





Supplies Used From The Artful Delight June Kit: Crate Paper Portrait Paper - Honeymoon; Bazzill Cardstock - Coral
Other Supplies Used: Colorbox Chalk Ink - Chestnut Roan; Craft Smart Ink - Chocolate Brown; Hero Arts Background Stamp - Friend Definition; Ali Edwards Stamp Sets - Simply You, Loving Words & Sentimentally Ali; Fiskars Scallop Sentiment Border Punch; Martha Stewart Butterfly Punches; Recollections Pearls

Aren't those pretty?? I am so in love with all of the bright colors to choose from in the kit this month. :)

I've had a really bad creative block lately and one piece of advice that I received from my good friend Mel was to try and go simple and see if that helped any. Well, this was my first attempt at simple and I loooooove it!! This set of 8 cards only took me about an hour to make, and seriously, sometimes I can spend an hour on one card...yes, ONE. So making all of these in that amount of time, and loving how they turned out has really helped me. I think I may even feel a layout coming on soon...finally!

So if any of you out there might be going through the same thing I've been going through, try going simple and see if it works for you. You never know what might happen! Picking up a June kit from Artul Delight might help too. ;)

Cardabilities Reveal #17

Gooooooood morning!! It's time for the reveal of Cardabilities sketch #17, and let me tell you, it's fantastic! I can see SO many possibilities with this one and I'm sure I'll use it again...

Supplies: Basic Grey Paper - Origins; Hero Arts Stamp; Colorbox Chalk Ink - Chestnut Roan; Craft Smart Ink - Chocolate Brown; Martha Stewart Circle Cutter; Papertrey Ink Banner Dies; Papertrey Ink Butterfly Die; Martha Stewart Butterfly Punch; i-rock; i-rock Clear Gems; Twine; Ranger Glossy Accents

Isn't that just great?? I can't wait to see what everyone will create with it! If you'd like to see some more cards using the sketch, be sure to stop by the Cardabilities blog today and check out all of the other DT cards. I love how we all start with the same sketch and then each make it our own. ;)

If you happen to create a card of your own using the sketch, be sure to link it up so that we can all leave you some love!

Thanks for taking the time to stop in today...

Cardabilities Reveal #11

Good morning!! It's reveal day for Cardabilities and today we have sketch #11, created by the talented Karan Lancaster. It's a really great sketch with alot of possibilities!

Supplies: Basic Grey 6x6 Paper Pad - Olivia; Colorbox Chalk Ink - Chestnut Roan; Craft Smart Ink - Chocolate Brown; Hero Arts Stamp; The Paper Studio Scallop Circle Punch; Fiskars Circle Punch; Martha Stewart Butterfly Punch; I-Rock; I-Rock Clear Gems; Edge Distresser

See what I mean? I can see SO many different uses for this sketch...you should definitely try it yourself! If you do, make sure you link up your card at the Cardabilities blog so we can all see it. ;) Also, be sure to check out what all of the other DT members created...everyone did an awesome job!

Thanks so much for stopping by today. :)

Cardabilities Reveal #4

It's time for another reveal of the Cardabilities DT!! We had another great sketch to work with this time...

Supplies: Cosmo Cricket Paper Pad - Early Bird; Hero Arts Stamp; Colorbox Chalk Ink - Chestnut Roan; Craft Smart Ink - Chocolate Brown; Slice; Slice Basic Shapes 1 Design Card; The Paper Studio Scallop Circle Punch; Fiskars Circle Punches; Tim Holtz Edge Distresser

I love all the layers! To see the amazing cards that the other DT members created, please visit the Cardabilities blog. You can even play along if you'd like to...we'd love to see what you make! Thanks so much for looking. :)

A few cards to share...

I've done some cards over the last week or so and I realized I haven't shared them yet, so here you go! :)


Supplies: Pink Paislee Paper Pad - Queen Bee; Stampin' Up! Stamp; Colorbox Chalk Ink - Blackbird; Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Walnut Stain; The Paper Studio Scallop Circle Punch; Fiskars Circle Punches; EK Success Photo Corner Punch


Supplies: Cosmo Cricket Paper Pad - Early Bird; Stampin' Up! Stamp; Colorbox Chalk Ink - Chestnut Roan; Craft Smart Ink - Chocolate Brown; Slice; Slice Basic Shapes 1 Design Card; Fiskars Scallop Border Punch


Supplies: Cosmo Cricket Paper Pad - Early Bird; Hero Arts Stamp; Colorbox Chalk Ink - Chestnut Roan; Craft Smart Ink - Chocolate Brown; The Paper Studio Scallop Circle Punch; Fiskars Circle Punch

I've done some others also but they're for Cardabilities so you'll have to wait for the reveals to see them. ;)

Have an awesome night!!

Mojo Monday!

I did a card today for the Mojo Monday sketch (#137) that's up this week. I decided to keep it really simple...




Supplies: Cosmo Cricket Paper Pad - Earth Love; Hero Arts Stamp; Colorbox Chalk Ink - Chestnut Roan; Craft Smart Ink - Chocolate Brown; Ribbon

I think it turned out great. ;) Have an awesome day!

Another Bo Bunny challenge...

I did another BoBunny card challenge today. This week's challenge is to make a card with BoBunny papers and use flowers. I kept it simple and sweet...




Supplies: BoBunny Paper - Kitchen Spice; Hero Arts Stamp; Colorbox Chalk Ink - Chestnut Roan; Craft Smart Ink - Chocolate Brown; Fiskars Square Punch; Crop-A-Dile; Prima Flower; Bo Bunny Button - Kitchen Spice; DMC Floss

I'm happy with how it turned out and hoping I may win some BoBunny yumminess. ;) Thanks for looking!

Layout/Card Combo

In my scrapping group Scrappin-n-Chattin, we've started doing a new challenge each month, called the 24 Hour Challenge. Participates have collections (from 3 of their favs) and sketches (from 3 suggestions made by me, the hostess) chosen by others for them to use, and then they have 24 hours to create a page with them. It's very cool! The entire group voted on my collection/sketch choices and from them I created this page...

Supplies: Fancy Pants Paper - Crush; Computer Font - CK Jot; Doodlebug Cardstock Loopy Lou Alphabet Stickers - Bon Bon; Maya Road Chipboard Butterfly (as a template for the largest one); Martha Stewart Butterfly Punch; K&Company Pearls; Making Memories Sanding Block; DMC Floss; Craft Smart Ink - Chocolate Brown

*Inspired by Creative Scrappers Sketch #79

I love how it turned out! Very simple, so that my beautiful baby girl is the main focus. ;)

I decided to use the same papers to make a card for a friend of Emily's who just had a birthday...

Supplies: Fancy Pants Paper - Crush; Hero Arts Stamp; Colorbox Chalk Ink - Chestnut Roan; Fiskars Scallop Border Punch; Fiskars Circle Punches; Ribbon

I need to remember to do this more often. Making a quick card from your layout scraps is a great way to have less paper laying around and more cards to hand out. :)

Have an awesome day everyone!!

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. ;)

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!!