Happy

Good morning!! I wanted to share a layout with you today that I made last weekend. This is one of those pages that I absolutely LOVE and can't stop looking at it...

Supplies: October Afternoon Paper - Campfire; Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Wild Honey; Technique Tuesday/Ali Edwards Stamp Set - Favorite Memories; Fiskars Circle Punch; Fiskars Star Punch; EK Success Photo Corner Punch; Jillibean Soup Corrugated Alphabet - Kraft; American Crafts Button; Paint; Making Memories Sanding Block
*Inspired by the 7/21/10 Sketch at Sassy Lil Sketches

Maybe it's the look on Madison's face. Maybe it's the bright, bold colors of the papers. Maybe it's the fabulous sketch design I used. Maybe it's the title made with those yummy corrugated letters. Maybe it's all of the above, lol! I don't know for sure what it is, but I just adore it completely...

Have an awesome Saturday and thanks for popping in! ;)

True Love (Artful Delight)

Hi there! It's a new month and time to share the new kit and sketch from Artful Delight! First up, here is the kit...



Is that gorgeous or what?? Here is what's included...

Little Yellow Bicycle - Twig Collection 12x12 Paper (1 each)
Leaf a Note/Topsy Turvy
Wordy/Petaled
Woods/Pleased Plaid
Wood You Be Mine Sky/Diamond
Bird Song/Wood You Be Mine Fern
Twig Die Cut paper

Jillibean Soup - Spotted Owl Soup 12x12 Paper (1 each)
2 Cups of Confetti
4 Unwrapped Presents
5 Totally Fun Tunes
6 Silly Owls

Bazzill Solid Cardstock 12x12 (1 each)
Jacaranda
Vanilla
Walnut
Leap Frog

Embellishments (Size and Color May Vary Per Kit)
1 Package - Basic Grey Marjolaine Woolies
3 - Basic Grey Marjolaine Small Details Decorative Stickers
2 - Basic Grey Capella Bloomers
1 Sheet - Basic Grey Marjolaine Micro Mono Stickers
3 - Little Yellow Bicycle Twig 3D stickers (Butterflies)
3 - Little Yellow Bicycle Twig Canvas Border Stickers
1 Package - Jillibean Soup Bean Blossoms in Brown
4 - Jillibean Soup Journaling Sprouts in Brown/White
1 Package - Jillibean Soup Corrugated Alphas in Kraft
10 feet (Approximately) - Jute Twine
2 - Chipboard Owls - Glitter Dust Designs
1 - Chipboard Tree - Glitter Dust Designs
2 - Chipboard Leaves - Glitter Dust Designs

It is SO packed and such a great deal too! Be sure to order quick if you want to get your hands on one because these kits have been selling out pretty quickly!

Now, let me share our newest sketch with you. Fellow DT member Debbie has created another fabulous one for us to work with this month! She does a great job of making her sketches very versatile and this one is no different...



Nice right? I sat down last night and made a layout with the sketch and it turned out SO cute!! I drew my inspiration from the small square and did an 8x8 layout for my daughter's birth scrapbook. It turned out to be just right for my page!






Supplies Used From The Artful Delight March Kit: Little Yellow Bicycle Twig Die Cut Paper; Bazzill Cardstock - Jacaranda; Jillibean Soup Corrugated Alphas - Kraft; Little Yellow Bicycle Twig 3D Butterfly Stickers; Basic Grey Micro Mono Alphabet Stickers (These are from Basics but the ones in the kit will be from Marjolaine)

Other Supplies Used: Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Peeled Paint; Craft Smart Ink - Chocolate Brown; Recollections Pearls

I so looooooove this page!!! The wonderful kit definitely made it all come together pretty easily, which is awesome because it gives me even more time to get creative. ;)

If you like Debbie's sketch and think you've got an idea in mind to use it for, be sure you link up your project here for your chance to win. One participant will be randomly chosen to receive April's kit for FREE! Pretty great prize, I think...

Thanks for stopping by today and have fun getting creative!

Just a note: I receive the Artful Delight monthly kit for free because I'm a DT member, but please be assured that my opinions are my own! Anything I say about these kits is how I truly feel. ;)

TPV Challenge #23 & A Blog Hop!!

Updated 3/8/11 - Wow, The Paper Variety's first blog hop was a huge success!! I hope you all had lots of fun hopping around trying to win goodies. ;) Thank you all SO much for your amazing comments about my sketch mini! I'm really happy everyone liked it so much. I'm also super excited to have so many new followers!

Now onto the giveaway...I went to random.org and the lucky winner of the super cute stamp set is...

Ann, who said...
"April, I love the sketch book idea. Much better than the big stack of papers I have laying all over my work space. Good idea. Ann O"

Congrats Ann!!! Please email me at scrapperforever08@yahoo.com with your address. :)

I hope you enjoy your stamps!

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Good morning and welcome to The Paper Variety's very first blog hop!! We are all SO excited to have you do our hop, be inspired, and try to win some goodies along the way. ;)

You should be coming from Jan's blog, so if you didn't, please make sure to go back to The Paper Variety and start from the beginning. You definitely don't want to miss a single blog!

The theme of our hop is a color challenge, which I am SUPER excited about because it's all about GREEN...



I love the color green and am always excited to find ways to use it in my scrapping, so I was more than happy about this challenge. I've wanted to make a sketch book for a while now, full of some of my favorite sketches that I've found online, and this gave me the perfect excuse to get it done...








Supplies: October Afternoon Paper - Fly A Kite; Craft Smart Ink - Chocolate Brown; Adirondack Paint Dabber - Espresso; Cuttlebug; Papertrey Ink Butterfly Die; Crop-A-Dile; We R Memory Keepers Corner Chomper; Making Memories Tiny Alpha Stickers - Chloe's Closet; Basic Grey Button; Twine

Is that awesome or what?? :) I love how it turned out and I've already put it to great use. Plus there's room to add more sketches, which is fabulous!

Sooooo, a blog hop is always more fun when there's CANDY involved right?? ;) Well, we've got lots! There's a chance for you to win at each blog and there's also a chance to win a grand prize sponsored by Your Scrapbook Stash ...



In order to win the grand prize, you have to do some creating for us. Using our theme, just create a project of your own using at least 50% GREEN! Once you do, link it up over at The Paper Variety by noon on Tuesday, 3/8, and you'll be in the running. Pretty easy right? I can't wait to see all the amazing entries I know we'll have!

I'm also giving away some candy which is an awesome Autumn Leaves "Snap Frame Alpha" stamp set!



All you have to do for your chance to win my candy is leave me a comment...no creating needed! Also, if you happen to like what you see on my blog and would like to become a follower, that would be awesome too, but it's not required for your chance to win. ;) I'll choose a winner next Tuesday...

So, now it's time for you to continue on in the hop. The next place you'll be visiting is Mindy's blog, where I'm sure you'll be inspired because she does amazing work. Thanks so much for joining in our hop today...I hope you have fun!

Scripture Mini (Artful Delight)

Good morning! I wanted to share a mini with you today that I made using the February kit from Artful Delight. I kept it very simple with a few embellishments and I love the results...
















Supplies Used From The February Artful Delight Kit: Graphic 45 Once Upon A Springtime Paper - Pixie Post, Fairy Folk, Flight Of Fancy, Spellbound & Woodland Fantasy; Maya Road Crochet Trim - Brown; American Crafts Pearl Brad - Letterbox; Kaisercraft Pearls; Jenni Bowlin Chipboard Butterfly; Prima Flower - Butterflies Vlinder

Other Supplies Used: Craft Smart Ink - Chocolate Brown; Adirondack Paint Dabber - Espresso; Crop-A-Dile; Cuttlebug; Cuttlebug 2-Step Heart Dies; Fiskars Scallop Sentiment Border Punch; Fiskars Apron Lace Border Punch; Martha Stewart Doily Lace Border Punch; Martha Stewart Loops Border Punch; Martha Stewart Butterfly Punches; Ranger Stickles - Cotton Candy; Cosmo Cricket Tiny Type Alphabet Stickers - Brown; Prima Flower; Recollections Flower; Papertrey Ink Button; Making Memories Button; Twine

Pretty cute right?? ;) Now sadly the February kit is already sold out, but March's kit is already up and available for preorder...just visit the site to see how to get one for yourself. It's going to be gorgeous and I can't wait!

Just a note: I receive the Artful Delight monthly kit for free because I'm a DT member, but please be assured that my opinions are my own! Anything I say about these kits is how I truly feel. ;)

Cardabilities Reveal #26

It's time for another reveal at Cardabilities!! We have a fabulous sketch to share today that I think could definitely be used many times and be great every time...

Supplies: Pink Paislee Paper - Queen Bee; Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Black Soot; Paper Makeup Stamps Digital Stamp; Martha Stewart Loops Border Punch; Martha Stewart Butterfly Punch; Martha Stewart Scallop Circle Punch; Recollections Pearls

Isn't that great?? I just know you know you want to try it out! ;) If you do, make sure you link up your card over at the Cardabilities blog on today's post so that we can all check it out. Also, be sure you look at all the other DT cards while you're there...everyone did a wonderful job!

Have a terrific day and thanks for stopping by! :)

Some exciting TPV news!!

Hello there! I have some exciting news about The Paper Variety to share with you today. Starting next Wednesday, March 2nd, we'll be having our very first blog hop!!

It will be full of amazing projects and super fun prizes too. ;) I hope you'll be there to hop along with us!

Fruit of The Spirit (Artful Delight)

Goooooood morning!!! I am SO glad that I finally had a chance to do some more creating with the February kit from Artful Delight! It's been a crazy month with my girls both getting Strep and then making me sick also, so I haven't had much time to do any crafting. Thankfully everyone is feeling much better now and yesterday I got to work. ;)

The papers in this kit are SO pretty...almost too pretty to cut into! I really loved all the greens so I decided to make something based around that color (which happens to be my fav!) and this wall hanging just came to life...

Supplies Used From The February Artful Delight Kit: Graphic 45 Once Upon A Springtime Papers - Enchanted Forest & Woodland Fantasy; My Minds Eye So Sophie Savvy Die-Cut Frame; Kaisercraft Pearls

Other Supplies Used: Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Peeled Paint; Crop-A-Dile; Fiskars Scallop Border Punch; Martha Stewart Butterfly Punch; DCWV Vellum Quote; Bazzill Flower; Prima Flower; Basic Grey Button

I think it turned out great!! I already have a perfect person in mind to give it to, and I just know she'll really love it. :)

So, were you lucky enough to get your hands on a kit this month? I know they're already sold out, so if you wanted one, I hope you grabbed it up! If not, don't worry...next's months kit will also be amazing and you can preorder one just as soon as Leeanne is able to get the preview up for it. Trust me, you'll love it, so don't wait if you want one!

Just a note: I receive the Artful Delight monthly kit for free because I'm a DT member, but please be assured that my opinions are my own! Anything I say about these kits is how I truly feel. ;)