WOW!!! I got a cherry on top!

1.Thank the person who sent it to you.
That would be Peggy and Donna. Thank you so much ladies. I am in awe that people out there like what I make and look at it on purpose because they want.

2. Copy award to your blog.

3. List 3 things you love about yourself.

a: I love that I found a wonderful husband who loves and supports my scrappy habit.
b: I love that I am my own person. I seem to march to the beat of a different drummer.
c: This is a new one for me but the more I see the drama they are the happier I am that I have all boys and NO GIRLS....lol

4. Post a picture you love.Tanner got his first haircut at Disney world. For your first hair cut the give you a set of ears that say my first hair cut on them. This is him seeing his cut and ears for the first time.



5. Send the award to 5 blogs you love.

1: A Sprinkle of This and A Pinch of That
2: Bits and Scraps of My Life
3: Turned Gypsy
4: The Scrapping Goddess
5: Live Teach Love Scrap Laugh Life

Guest Designer

I still cant believe it myself, but Digital Delights has asked me to be a guest designer for September 1st! I am so super excited about it. This will be my first design team anything EVER! I will make sure to post what I made on the release day.

Back to School Card

I made a back to school card using the sketch from Papertake Weekly. I colored most of it with my Spicas but you cant really tell how glittery it is by the pic. I also made the front of the bus pop.

Details:

Bus stamp is Digital Delights by Louby Loo

Sentiment is Meljen I believe

This card qualifies for:

Pollycraft Monday:create a project with either faux or real stitches added to it
The Pink Elephant: ribbon and sparkles
incy wincy designs: yellow as main color
creative card crew: sparkle and shine
My Time to Craft: Glitter and Glitz
Kah wink e dink : back to school
Delightful Challenges: back to school with primary colors
moving along with the times: glitter

Birthday blog hop card

Delicious Doodles is having a First Birthday Bash! They are giving away one digi everyday until the August 21st. Let me tell you Teri has some cuties on her site. In celebration of the birthday Sisterhood of Crafters is doing a blog hop with some fun prizes. I made this card with one of the free digis. I love this little guy. I could not seem to get a good picture to show you that the gift pops. I hope you like it.

This card also qualifies for:

A Spoon full of Sugar: Christmas
Crafty Hos: sketch
Sew Many Challenges: Christmas in August

I am falling behind

I have dropped to 12th place. Did you vote today? Thank you to everyone who has been supporting my layout!!!
http://www.wildfireapp.com/website/6/contests/50052/voteable_entries/6953179

Vintage Card

I mixed a bunch of challenges when I made this card. I used the sketch from Inspirational Card sketches and I was inspired by a picture on The Shabby Tea Room.

Details:

Most of the papers are from My Minds Eye simply delightful

The sticker I got from the Melissa Frances booth at CKC

The tag is from Tags Bags Boxes and More

This card also qualifies for:
Penny's paper crafty challenge: pink and green
City crafter challenges: use a stamp image, picture or clipart image of a girl or a lovely lady
Just Scraps: anything goes
Craft your passion: anything goes
A Crafty Little Place: pink, blue, green
Scrap Fit: Dress it up (stickers, pearls and ink)

Win a Slice Machine

Thank you all who have voted for me. Voting ends August 24th. You can vote once a day per computer. Just make sure you have pop ups on. A pop up comes on for you to type a code in to prove you are a human and not a bot. The layout is of my son at Christmas time. Right now I am in 28th place. First place wins a slice machine!!!!

A Crafty Little Place

I used the sketch from A Crafty Little Place for this layout.

Details:

Blue paper -I won at CKC Charlotte- AC Cardstock winter

Chip Board letters-also won at CKC- Piggy Tails

Pattern Paper is Simply Delightful by My Minds Eye

Buttons are from a mix Hobby Lobby bag

This layout also qualifies for:

fantabulous cricut challenge: Create a project with an outdoor activity ( cant get more outdoors then playing in the snow

Please vote for me!!!!

I just submitted an entry of a Christmas layout to the My Scrapbook Creation Contest and would be really grateful if you'd vote for my entry.
You can view my entry at: http://www.wildfireapp.com/website/6/contests/50052/voteable_entries/6953179

Ally Scraps

Ally Scraps had a sketch challenge this week. I left my camera in my moms bag and now she has it so I am having to use my phone to take pictures. I know they are not coming out as well but its what I have right now. I took this picture at Walt Disney World when we went to Micky's Not So Scary Halloween Party (MNSSHP).

I am pretty proud of this one. I went to a scrapbook convention this week end and bought at Trick or Treat pack by Fancy Pants. For the little squares I cut out the pictures of the paper from the front of the pack. I thought I was being very creative...lol


Details:

I already told about the paper

I paper pieced the pumpkins out of ovals

The candy corn is a brad from eyelet outlet

This layout also qualifies for:

The Beary Scrap Design Team: in stitches-I pen stitched my pumpkins
Wee Memories: incorporate buttons, brads or bling into your project, any of the 3 will do
Practical Scrappers: incorporate stitching in your projects

Simon says stamp

This weeks challenge at Simon says stamp is to find a cure for those SUMMERTIME BLUES!!!! Your Summery creation needs to have some BLUE in it! I went to a convention this week end and ended up making this layout. I think it fits this contest perfectly.

Details:
I dont remember who the back ground paper is

All other paper is Graphic 45

This layout also qualifies for:
little Red Wagon: a summer theme
Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenges: anything goes

Beary scrap design team sketch

I used the sketch from the Beary scrap design team blog to make this card. I think it is kinda cute.



Details:

I believe the digi is from Beccy's Place

I used my Pebbles chalks to "color" the digi background

Everything else is stash and scrap

This card also qualifies for:

Crazy 4 Challenges: include a cupcake/s in your project
Crafty Card Makers: birthday card
Papertake Weekly: Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed & Something Blue

Fantablous cricut challenge

The Fantablous cricut challenge this week is BBQ. I used the sketch from Sketches in Thyme. This layout ended up being way simpler then I first start. I tried to paper piece ants but in the end I tossed them out. I feel like it is missing something but I am not sure what. Maybe the ants....lol.


Details:
The paper is from my stash. I love that the back ground paper looks like a picnic table.

I used Block Party Bash cricut lite cartridge for the food

I used From My Kitchen for the grill and the knives

This layout also qualifies for:

Challenge up Your Life: Celebration
ABC Challenge Blog: A is for August
Frosted Designs: Celebrate Life

Scrap it with a song: This Kiss

I havent gotten to join in to any challenges lately because of my classes but now I am tring to get back in the groove of things.

This week the song at Scrap it with a song is This Kiss by Faith Hill. I love this picture my mom took of my hubby eating a cookie she made for my oldest sons birthday a few years ago. I used the sketch from scrap inspire create.

I know this isnt one of my better layouts but I am trying to get my mojo back after being so out of it.


This layout also qualifies for:

Practical Scrapper: Use one Picture
City Crafter Challenges: Food Inspired
Simon Says Stamp: Song inspired

Update: This layout made top 5 at Scrap It With a Song

Finally Back

So I have finally finished my first set of classes and now I get to be crafty for myself for a while.

I used the sketch this week at Meljens designs and made a cute teacher card.


Details:

Digi and sentiment are meljens design

Paper is from my stash

I used my Spicas and copics and Martha Stewart markers

The books button is from a Hobby Lobby mixed bag ( I love those bags)

This card also qualifies for:

Practical Scrappers: Use your #1 Favorite product-Buttons!!!!!