The Paper Variety Challenge #5!!

Good morning! It's time for another challenge over at The Paper Variety! This week we have a sketch to inspire you, and I had so much fun working with it...






Supplies: K&Company Paper Pad - Blossomwood by Tim Coffey; Verve Stamp; Colorbox Chalk Ink - Chestnut Roan; Craft Smart Ink - Chocolate Brown; Martha Stewart Scallop Circle Punch; Martha Stewart Butterfly Punch; Recollections Pearls

Very versatile don't you think?? ;) We'd love to see you play along and create a project of your own using the sketch. Remember, even though this looks like a card sketch, your project doesn't have to be a card at all...it can be anything you can think of! Plus, if you complete your project and link it up by next Tuesday at 12 EST, you'll have a chance to win this great prize, sponsored by Lawn Fawn...



How cute is that?? :) So go get creating! Oh, and make sure you take a minute to pop over to TPV's blog and check out all of DT member's projects for some great inspiration. Everyone did an amazing job. :) Have a great day!!

Another 24 Hour Challenge...

The June 24 hour challenge for my Scrappin-n-Chattin group started last night. The members all voted on what I should use and they picked perfectly!! I actually cut these pictures down a couple of months ago but ended up not using them then, and haven't found a good way to scrap them since. The sketch that was chosen for me to use in the challenge worked perfectly! I really love how it turned out...

Supplies: K&Company Paper - Classic Charlotte; Craft Smart Ink - Chocolate Brown; Doodlebug Candy Shoppe Alphabet Stickers - Bon Bon; Prima Flower; Making Memories Button; Twine; Sanding Block

*Inspired by a Julie Bonner Sketch From 2/1/10

If you're looking for a great group of scrappy friends and like participating in challenges for yummy prizes, please come on over and join us! We're a fun CHATTY group of ladies and a ton of fun to hang out with. ;)

Another wall hanging...

I did another wall hanging today, using the same awesome Scripture I used on the one I made the other day...

Supplies: K&Company Paper Pad - Classic Charlotte & Life's Journey; Craft Smart Ink - Chocolate Brown; Fiskars Scallop Border Punch; Slice; Slice Basic Shapes 2 Design Card; Autumn Leaves Clear Buttons; Ranger Ink Glossy Accents; Twine; Crop-A-Dile

This one is much simpler than the other one, but I really like how it looks. Plus I got to have some fun making my own flower. ;) I found a great tip online that said to use the handle of a skinny paintbrush to curl the ends of your die-cut flowers up to give them some shape. So after cutting a couple out with my Slice and inking the edges, I tried it out and and it worked great! Thanks so much for looking...

Blessed With Peace

I was feeling creative so I worked on making this wall hanging today, with an AWESOME Scripture...

Supplies: K&Company Paper Pad - Blossomwood by Tim Coffey; Craft Smart Ink - Chocolate Brown; Slice; Slice Basic Shapes 2 Design Card; Slice Fonts Design Card; Autumn Leaves Clear Buttons; Ranger Ink Glossy Accents; Crop-A-Dile; Twine; DMC Floss

I am so happy with how it turned out! I'm not sure who it'll be going to yet but I hope they'll love it. ;)

Thanks for looking!!

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!!

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 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!!

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!!

Love (EDLC Day #12)

For day #12 of the EDLC, I decided to do another 8x8 page, and this time, it's my honey and me. I don't scrap pictures of the two of us enough, and that's something I definitely need to change. I love this man with my entire being. He is the most thoughtful, sweet, amazing husband a girl could ask for, and on top of that, the best daddy in the world. :)

I want to make sure that while I'm scrapping the pictures of our beautiful girls and our wonderful little family, that I also remember to scrap our love story. It needs to be told...

Supplies: K&Company Paper Pad - Classic; Heidi Swapp "Love" Stamp; Making Memories Tiny Alphas - Brown Ledger; Colorbox Chalk Ink - Chestnut Roan

So I'm planning on scrapping this picture again sometime soon for us (as soon as I can get another copy), with a whole bunch of lovey, dovey, mushy journaling. That's what a love story should be about right? ;) Thanks for looking...and listening to me gush about my sweetie.

Be You (EDLC Day #11)

Another day finished! Today's another busy day for me so I got working on my page first thing. It's another 8x8 page for today too. I'm really loving this size, although there isn't really room for alot of journaling. In albums for other people, that's ok, but for me, I'm not so sure it would work. I'll have to think about it some more. ;)

Supplies: Sassafrass lass Paper Pad - Hog Heaven; K&Company Paper Pad - Roam; Fiskars Flower Punch; Martha Stewart Scallop Circle Punch; Colorbox Chalk Ink - Chestnut Roan

Only 3 days to go in the challenge! Very exciting. :)

Remember (EDLC Day #8)

Here's another page that I finished yesterday, but not in time for a good picture. This is why I usually scrap during the day...I like to take my pictures right when I'm done and get them posted. Anyway, this is another 8x8 page and I kept it simple and sweet, like my girls. :)

Supplies: Basic Grey Paper - Delightful; K&Company Paper Pad - Classic; Making Memories Paper - FabricBrocade Greenhouse Paperie; Prima Flower; American Crafts Button, Lasting Impressions Scrappy Rubs - Inspire; Making Memories Sanding Block

I'm going to try really hard to get the other pages done each day before my light is gone. ;) Thanks for looking...

Cute (EDLC Day #3)

Even though I'm posting this today, I actually did do day #3 yesterday. It was really late when I finished it though (10 pm) so the picture wasn't all that great since I didn't have any natural light. I got a better one today, even though it's all cloudy outside, ugh. Anyway, I LOVE these pictures of Emily! They really show who she is right now...

Supplies: K&Company Paper Pad - Greenhouse; Heidi Swapp "Cute" Stamp; Colorbox Chalk Ink - Chestnut Roan; Fiskars Scallop Border Punch; Fiskars Heart Squeeze Punch

Is that title just perfect for her or what? ;) She is TOO cute! Thanks for looking...

Just a few cards...

I worked on some cards today. The first two are new, but the others were made a while back. I just redid a few things on them like removing frayed ribbons, fixing measurements, adding some ink, etc. They weren't posted on my blog anyway for some reason, so I'll share them all now. :)


Supplies: Prima Paper Pad - Breathe; Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Brushed Corduroy; Fiskars Circle Punch; Prima Flower; Cuttlebug & Swiss Dots Embossing Folder; Studio G Clear Stamps


Supplies: Sassafras Lass Paper Pad - Hog Heaven; Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Brushed Corduroy; Hero Arts Clear Stamps - Thinking Of You; Prima Flower; Basic Grey Brads; American Crafts Button; Ribbon


Supplies: K&Company Paper Pad - Life's Journey; Fiskars Flower Punch and Circle Punch; Martha Stewart Scallop Circle Punch; Stampendous Clear Stamps - Sunny Flowers; Twine


Supplies: K&Company Paper Pad - Wild Saffron; Paper Studio Scallop Circle Punch; Fiskars Circle Punch; Stampendous Clear Stamps - Sunny Flowers


Supplies: Basic Grey Paper Pad - Urban Prairie; American Crafts Cardstock; Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Peeled Paint; Martha Stewart Flower Punch


Supplies: K&Company Paper Pad - Life's Journey; Paper Studio Scallop Circle Punch; Fiskars Circle Punch; Stampin' Up! "Friend" Stamp; Colorbox Chalk Ink - Chestnut Roan

I'm planning on working on cards tonight too, so I should have even more to share soon. Thanks for looking!

Gifts...

I made some Christmas gifts this year that turned out great! I would have posted before but needed to wait until they were all received first. ;) I did 4 wall hangings and 2 framed layouts. It's so nice giving a handmade gift that you can tell is really appreciated...

*My best friend Cathy, along with her hubby Adam (also my brother-in-law) and their 4 kids - Daniel, Marybeth, Hannah & Abbey. The journaling is something that was written by Cathy about what Holiday traditions mean to her. It's absolutely beautiful...

*My mom Mary and her hubby Mike. This Scripture was read at their wedding and I thought it went perfectly with this great picture of them...

*My mother-in-law Arlene (far right) visiting with her friends Polly & Harold. They are like parents to her and she asked me to make this for them, which I gladly did...

*This is a poem written by a sweet lady named Hilda, who is a dear friend of my mother-in-law, Arlene. When I read it, I was so moved and knew I needed to make her something to celebrate it...

*My baby sister Maryann and myself. She's about to turn 23 and has grown into such a responsible, wonderful person. I just love her so much and am sooooo proud of her!!

*My sister Amy and niece Kasey. They both seem to avoid my camera as much as possible, so when I got this picture of them together, I knew I had to scrap it! They really liked it so I'm happy I did...

Sorry about the pictures...they were taken at night so the colors are off a little. You get the general idea though, right? :) Thanks for looking!

My first finished mini!

My niece Kasey is turning 14 in a couple of days and I decided that I wanted to make a mini album for her. I have tons of pics of her cheerleading (which is her passion right now), so I based it around that. My sister and I went through some different words and chose ones that we think describe who Kasey is. The cool thing about it is that as you go through the mini and read the words, if you take the first letter of each word and put them all together, it spells out cheerleader. Pretty neat huh? ;) Her party is today and I can't wait to give it to her!

Thanks for looking! :)