The Paper Variety Challenge #19!

Good morning friends! It's time for another challenge at The Paper Variety. :) This week we have a really cute one for you and it's photo inspiration! As soon as I saw this picture, I instantly knew what I wanted to do...








Supplies: My Mind's Eye Paper - Alphabet Soup (Girl); Craft smart Ink - Chocolate Brown; Cuttlebug; Cuttlebug 2-Step Heart #2 Die; Fiskars Scallop Border Punch; Tim Holtz Grungeboard; i-rock; i-rock Clear Gems; Doodlebug Loopy Lou Cardstock Alphabet Stickers - Bon Bon
*Inspired by Helen Croft's Sketch #30

It's perfect!! This is one of my all-time favorite pictures because it's the very first time my oldest daughter Emily held her brand new baby sister, Madison. She was SO happy and I feel like you can definitely see it on her face! Love it. :)

So what do you think?? Are you feeling inspired by the photo? I hope so! If you use it to create a project, please link it up at TPV's blog by next Tuesday for a chance to win this awesome prize, sponsored by Apron Strings...



Very exciting right?? I can't wait to see what you create! Also, be sure to check out all of the other DT projects...they're all amazing!! Have a fabulous day. :)

Jeremiah 29:11 (Artful Delight)

Hi there!! I have a card to share with you this morning that I created using the Artful Delight February kit and the sketch for our February sketch challenge...






Supplies Used From The February Artful Delight Kit: Graphic 45 Once Upon A Springtime Papers - Fairy Folk & Flight Of Fancy; Prima Flowers - Butterflies Vlinder
Other Supplies Used: Cuttlebug; Papertrey Ink Butterfly Die; Verve Stamp; Colorbox Chalk Ink - Chestnut Roan; Craft Smart Ink - Chocolate Brown; Vellum; Basic Grey Brads

The sketch is another great one created by my fellow DT member, Debbie Burns, who is just awesome at creating sketches! As soon as I saw the one for this month, this card popped into my head and I really like how it turned out. :)

Do you feel inspired by the sketch too? If so, you can create a project of your own using it and try to win March's kit for FREE! How great would that be?? You can post your project here. Oh and as a bonus, the winner also gets to be the guest DT for March, so go for it!

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. ;)

Soulmates

The scrapping group that I'm a part of, Scrappin-n-Chattin, just had our monthly 24 hour challenge (to see how it works, visit this post). It's SO fun! I recently got some of the Thrift Shop collection by October Afternoon and I was so excited to get to use it for this!! I did my layout about my sweet hubby and it's definitely one of my most recent favs...

Supplies: October Afternoon Paper - Thrift Shop; Ali Edwards Stamp Sets - Favorite Memories, Loving Words & Adored By Ali (Studio AE); Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Scattered Straw; Craft Smart Ink - Chocolate Brown; Cuttle Bug; Cuttlebug 2-Step Heart Dies; Fiskars Scallop Border Punch; Marvy Circle Punch; Doodlebug Cardstock Loopy Lou Alphabet Stickers - Bon Bon; Recollections Pearls

*Inspired by the 1/9/11 Sketch at the Studio Calico blog

I seem to scrap mostly about my beautiful girls, which of course I love, but I realized lately that I don't scrap enough pages about us. I seriously need to change that because our relationship is amazing! This layout is a great start because I really focused on the journaling and made it a priority. I definitely see many more pages like this one in my future. :)

Cardabilities Reveal #24

It's time to share another Cardabilities reveal with you! Today we have sketch #24, which is really great and versatile. I can definitely see plenty of uses for this one...

Supplies: Basic Grey 6x6 Paper Pad - Origins; Ali Edwards/Technique Tuesday Stamp Set - Simply You; Colorbox Chalk Ink - Blackbird; Colorbox Chalk Ink - Chestnut Roan; Craft Smart Ink - Chocolate Brown; Fiskars Scallop Border Punch; Tim Holtz Edge Distresser; Prima Flower; Making Memories Button; Twine; Recollections Pearls

Make sure you stop by the blog today and check out all of the DT cards...it's so awesome how everyone made the sketch their own. :) Have a fabulous Sunday!!

Love (and a blog hop!!)

Updated 1/30/11 - Wow, I am so amazed by the number of people who visited my blog for Yolie's blog hop!! Thank you all SO much for your super sweet comments about my layout and to those who decided to become followers! I really appreciate it and hope you enjoy my blog. :)

Now for the winner of the super cute stamp set! I went to random.org and the lucky lady is...

Trisha, who said...
"Your layout is so precious, but your baby girl is more precious. Thanks for sharing this beautiful layout with us and the chance to win. I am a new follower."

Congrats Trisha!!! I'll be emailing you for your address shortly. :) Enjoy your stamps!

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Hello there!! I have a new layout to share with you today and it's part of a blog hop! Yolie contacted me a few weeks ago asking me if I'd like to be a part of her blog hop and of course I said yes! I'm honored that she likes my work enough to include me. :) Thanks again Yolie...you're awesome!

The theme of the hop is "Celebrating Our Milestones" and since I consider having my first child to be a huge milestone in my life, I chose to do my layout about that. I used one of my all-time favorite pictures of my oldest daughter Emily from when she was only 2 hours old (seriously though, how CUTE is she??) and I just love the way it turned out...

Supplies: My Mind's Eye Paper - Alphabet Soup (Girl); Bazzill Cardstock - Piglet; Craft smart Ink - Chocolate Brown; Doodlebug Cardstock Alphabet Stickers - Jack & Jill Collection (Bon Bon); Heidi Swapp Ghost Heart; Adirondack Paint Dabber - Espresso; Twine; DMC Floss; Recollections Pearls; Making Memories Sanding Block

Isn't that SO sweet?? I found an awesome quote online that I felt really went along with the feelings I was having that day and it turned out to be perfect. By keeping the page simple and sweet, I feel like the focus is on the picture, which is exactly how it should be right? ;)

So there you go! I hope you've been enjoying the blog hop so far. You should have reached my blog from Celeste, so if you didn't, please start from the beginning at Yolie's blog. There are prizes along the way and it will be tons of fun!!

As a thank you for stopping by, I have a prize up for grabs, which is this great "Time Flies" stamp set by Kelly Panacci...

For your chance to win, just leave a comment saying hi!

Love You (Artful Delight)

Good morning everyone!! I've got another layout that I made with the Artful Delight January kit to share with you today...

Supplies Used From The Artful Delight January Kit: Little Yellow Bicycle Cupcake Love Paper - Sweet Treats; American Crafts Cardstock - Lavender; Chipboard Heart Button; Ranger Stickles - Lavender

Other Supplies Used: Bazzill Cardstock - Avalanche; Ali Edwards Studio AE Stamp Set - Adored By Ali; Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Worn Lipstick; Adirondack Paint Dabber - Snow Cap; Fiskars Circle Punch; The Paper Studio Scallop Circle Punch; Bazzill Flower; Pink Gems; Making Memories Sanding Block; DMC Floss

When I started working on this page, I had absolutely no idea what I was going to do! It's a really special picture to me and I wanted to let it shine, so I kept the design simple, and it worked out to be great! Two super cute girls, awesome journaling, a few sweet embellishments, and some fabulous paper...it can't get any better than that, right?? :)

Next week I'll have some projects to share using February's kit which is amazing and you should definitely grab one up!

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. ;)

Artful Delight February Kit Reveal!!

Today I get to share the reveal of the Artful Delight February kit with you! Let me just say that it is GORGEOUS!! I am soooo excited about this kit and can't wait to play with it...



Kit Contents:

Graphic 45 - Once Upon a Springtime Collection

(1 Sheet Each)
Once Upon a Springtime
Enchanted Forest
Fairy Folk
Butterfly Kisses
Woodland Fantasy
Spellbound
Tiny Treasures
Pixie Post
Primrose Cottage
Flight of Fancy

Other Patterned Papers (1 Sheet Each)
Jillibean Soup - Soup Staples - Brown Stock
Pink Paislee - Parisian Anthology - Divine Damask

Solid Cardstock (1 Sheet Each)
American Crafts - Mint & Canary

Embellishments - Size & Color May Vary

(Ribbon & Twine is an Approximate)
1 Yard Twine - Kraft Outlet
3 Small Tags - Kraft Outlet

1 Yard Maya Road Crochet Trim - Brown
4 American Crafts Pearl Brads - Letterbox
1 Package Kaisercraft Self Adhesive Pearls
2 Prima Flowers - Guava Peony Brahms
5 Jenni Bowlin Butterfly Chipboard Elements
3 Prima Flowers - Butterflies Vlinder
1 Kaisercraft Wood Flourishes - Border
1 Package American Crafts Thickers - By the Yard - White
1 My Mind's Eye - So Sophie Savvy Die-cut Cardstock Frame

** Bonus **
Each package will include 1 of these - Once Upon a Springtime Frames or Tags. In addition you will also receive surprise bonus items (all items will be from the kit, may be extra paper or embellishments or both).

Is that amazing or what?? It's a wonderful deal and I'm sure anyone who gets one will absolutely love it! To get your own, you can visit the Artful Delight store and sign up. You'll be so happy you did. :) Thanks for dropping by today!