The wonderful insanity called life.

2 in 1 week

2012-01-12T15:25:00.001-05:00

Wow!!! I am loving this!!!!! I had a ton of fun making this layout. This weeks song at Scrapping the music is Who Says by Selena Gomez. I have to admit I love this song, but I wouldn't be me if I didn't try to take a unique look at the song. At first I went through all my pictures trying to "feel the sap". Then I read the lyrics and saw the line..."Who says you’re not presidential?" I remembered seeing this picture of a project my little sister did at school umpteen gazillion years ago.Then I went online in search of pictures of the real Bush from 1988. This weeks sketchabilities sketch ended up being perfect.

Details: All of the patterned paper is from my Minds Eye (different pads)
             All of the die cuts are by K&Company

This layout also qualifies for:
                  Practical Scrappers: layout contest
                  Getting scrappy challenge: anything goes

Im Back

2012-01-09T20:24:00.001-05:00

I have been away for far too long. I have been teach so many people how to scrap book that I have not been able to do it for myself. Well Guess what!!!!! I made a layout for myself yesterday for some challenges. I am super excited. I will have to warn you that my computer did crap out a few weeks ago and I got a new one that has windows live and I am trying it for the first time. We will see how this works.

I used the layout sketch from Creative Scrappers. Then I was able to use ScrapFit’s challenge. They wanted you to be inspired by the Pat Benatar song Love is a Battlefield. As you can see I chose the line “help me to know”. I used these adorable pictures of my now 13 year old son with my Dad. They were outside of my parents house and my father was trying to teach Trey how to blow bubbles. I am pretty happy with how it came out.

Guest Designer at Decorate to Celebrate

2011-07-13T08:31:00.000-04:00

I was so excited when I was asked to be a guest designer at Decorate to Celebrate this week. It is a great challenge blog that is dedicated to showing off your decorations for every celebration. This weeks theme is a childs party. I decided to have some fun with this and do a party for a girl. With only boys I dont get to do very much princess stuff so I wanted to make a princess party. For my birthday this year one of my friends got me a Paris Hilton paper pack as a joke. What better way to use her paper then to make a crown and pinwheels...lol. Now remember I only have boys so I used the little ones to size the crown. Then they both wanted their pictures taken wearing it and holding the pinwheels. My two little models in training...lol.

Guest Designer for Scrap it With a Song

2011-07-11T10:29:00.003-04:00

I was so excited to be asked to be a guest designer for Scrap it With a Song this week. I love these challenges. This weeks song is Every Little Thing She Does is Magic by the Police. I was able to use a sketch from Sassy Lil' Sketches. Head over to SIWAS and give it a try this week. I cant wait to see what everyone comes up with.

This layout also qualifies for:

City Crafter: Birds of a feather

Practical Scrappers: Use ugly paper (do you see the back ground and dark brown?)

DYSU: chipboard (the title)

Lady Gaga!!!????

2011-06-28T14:43:00.003-04:00

Ok...I have to admit I like a few of her songs but Lady Gaga in general creeps me out. Even so this week at scrap it with a song they used Lady Gaga's Just Dance. It ended up working perfectly for these pictures, and i was able to use the sketch at the scrappiest.

Details:
The paper is from My Minds Eye and imaginise
Letters and cut outs are K and Company

Pile it on GDT week 4

2011-06-26T16:32:00.004-04:00

I have really enjoyed being a guest designer at Pile it on. The challenges have been so much fun. This week it is circles, circles and more circles. I love how this worked out. I was doing a class demo at Michaels and decided to combine the challenge with the demo and made rosettes for the 4th of July. I have a manager there that I love but she hates scrapbooking. When she saw these she actually said they were cute and ended up using them on her t-shirt display. I LOVE how it came out.

Details:

All patterned paper is from DCWV Nantucket
The cut outs are from K & Comp

This project qualifies for:
Pile It On: Circles, circles and more circles
Fairy Tale Challenges: America
Off The Wall Craftiness: Red, White and a Shade of Blue
Phindy's Place Challenges: Circles
Stamp Something: Red, White, and Blue
Totally Paper Crafts: Spots and Stripes
Craft Us Crazy: Red, White & Blue and/or Summer Theme
Paper Play Challenges: Stars and Stripes
Decorate To Celebrate: Independence Day (Must Be Party Decorations)

Cinch Giveaway

2011-06-24T09:00:00.003-04:00

Check out this great giveaway at Two Pink Peas

Working together

2011-06-20T15:59:00.003-04:00

I used the sketch from My Sketch World. I turned it on its side and put my own style on it. Everything I used is stash.

This layout qualifies for:

SPCC: certainly celery, pumpkin pie, crumb cake

Bliss

2011-06-20T15:42:00.004-04:00

My Store Manager at Michaels offered me 2 more stores to teach scrapbooking at (as if I would say no). So Saturday I did demos at both stores. I got paid to sit at a table in the middle of the store and scrap book. I LOVE MY JOB!!!!! When I do this I just take stash and a single pack of pictures so I can be a little bit limited on what I can make. I do like to print off some sketch challenges to take with me and I am able to show people a little bit about making things our own. This one was done with the sketch from sketchy Thursdays. I used mostly my stash for everything.

This layout also qualifies for:

My sketch world: summer is here

Pile it on GDT week 3

2011-06-18T07:42:00.006-04:00

This week at Pile It On the challenge is Show me some metal. I was thrilled to be able to use all my metal letters and large brads. I know this layout is simple but I really wanted my pictures to be focused on. This was one of the first times Tanner went down (or up) a slide. He kind of did it on his own. He is only about 18 months here and we didn't think he could make it the whole way up.

This Layout also qualifies for:

Sketchabilities: Sketch
Make it Monday: Anything Goes
The Sisterhood of Crafters: Any Project, Gift, Card, or Layout Celebrating The Man In Your Life
Bloggers Challenge: Masculine Card or Project

Summer Heaven

2011-06-05T00:00:00.001-04:00

I am super excited to be a guest designer for the month of June over at Pile It On. This week the challenge is summer heaven. I was able to use the sketch from Frosted Designs.

Details:
Background paper: Me and My Big Ideas-AKLM 10th Anniversary pad
Other paper is Bo Bunny
Stickers are Echo Park

This layout qualifies for:
Pile It On: Summer Heaven
Frosted Design: Sketch
Fairy Tale Challenge Blog: Everything But A Card
Craft Your Passion: What A Guy
Make It Monday: Anything Goes
Do You Stack Up: Orange
Paper Crafting Journey: Anything Goes and/or Use Your Favorite Whatever
Paper Play Challenges: Summer Citrus Splash

Sweet Peach Sketch

2011-05-29T08:53:00.003-04:00

With everything going on right now I am so thankful that I have scrap booking to help me decompress. I did this layout of Tanner last night. I used the sketch from Sweet Peach Crop Shop Blog. I don't like my hand writing but I am right now having a new understanding of what kids treasure when a parent passes (or in my hubby's case...is passing) so I decided to hand write the journaling instead of printing it out from my computer.

Details:
The pattern paper is again from My Minds Eye Totally Boy stack
The lettering is K & Comp: Girl scouts chip board letters
The square jems are from Michaels dollar spot
Everything else is from my stash

Michaels Scrapbook Demo layout

2011-05-21T14:39:00.008-04:00

I LOVE my job. Today I had to go to work at Michaels and sit in the middle of the store for 2 hours and scrapbook. LOVE LOVE LOVE my job....lol. I took some layout sketches with me to decide what to make. I chose the sassy lil sketches one and this is what I came up with.

My husband and most of the employees who saw it all asked the same question....Whats with the bingo card? Really??????!!!!!! After about the 5th person I gave up trying to explain.

This layout also qualifies for:
My creative Moments: wings
Crafty Catz: anything goes
Joyful Stamper: anything goes.
Truly Scrumptious:anything goes
These are a few of my favorite things: Photos

Details:
All the paper is from My Minds Eye Totally Boy stack
The flowers I made and have had them in my stash forever
One boarder is a Martha Stewart punch
All other embellis are K & Comp

Sketchy Thursday Layout

2011-05-18T14:05:00.007-04:00

I love these pictures of Tanner. He had this thing with climbing on the shelf under the bird's cage. Then he would call to me "I hiding Mommy". He always made me giggle when he did it. I used the sketch over at Sketchy Thursday. It is for a 2 pager but I kind of meshed them together into a single page layout. I really like how it came out. I used some stuff from a Little Black Dress monthly kit that I had won. Some K & Comp stickers and sayings. The title letters are from heidi grace ($1.00 at big lots). All the paper is from Totally Boy by My Minds Eye (my new favorite paper pad ever). I love my new desk that hubby made me! I can find everything. I will have to post some pics.

This layout also qualifies for:
Ladybug Crafts Ink TLT Challenge -Use Orange Somewhere in Project
Top Tip Tuesday - 3E - #34 Any Project For A Child
Tuesday Throwdown - #49 Baby/Child
Craft Your Passion - Cutie Patooties

scrapping the music: Dream Big

2011-05-16T21:13:00.006-04:00

I think I might have a new favorite song. I am loving this weeks song over at Scrapping the music. It is called Dream Big by Ryan Shupe & The RubberBand. I have never heard of them but this song is amazing (if your sappy like me). I ended up using some of the words as my journaling and they are perfect for what I want for my boys. I also used sketch #3 from Artful Delight.

Details:
All the paper is from Totally Boy by My Minds Eye
Font is Boyz R Groz (my new fave) cut with SCAL
Everything else is from my stash

This layout also qualifies for:
Scrapfit: Stand By Your Man
Pile It On: Boys and Girls Come Out to Play

National Scrap book Day

2011-05-10T12:01:00.012-04:00

My birthday is tomorrow and I asked hubby if I could have a crop day at our house for my birthday. I am so lucky he said yes. It just happened that I had it on National Scrapbook Day. I found this sketch from Let's Capture These Sketches and started my layout. It took me until this morning to finish it though. The basic idea was there but I didnt know where I wanted to go with it. Even the title is different then it started out to be. I used these pictures of Tobin and Tanner when we stayed at Bay Lake Towers at Disney World. We were able to go after the hotel had only been built for a month.

Details:
All the paper is from Me and my big ideas Fashion district
The circle was punched with Martha Stewarts punch around the page deco fan
Font is boyz are gross
I used the part that comes off of my fiskars border punch (does that make sense?)

This layout also qualifies for:
Challenge up your life: Travel Related (this was taken at Disney World)
Charisma Cardz Challenges: No Cards
Polly Craft Monday: Boyz to Men
Frosted Designs: Border punch

Lay out remake

2011-05-06T10:23:00.002-04:00

I know....I fell off the earth. I have been so busy working 6 days a week and hubby and I have been taking cake decorating classes at Michaels. Not to mention mothers day coming up, my birthday, Tobin's 5th bday, Easter and life in general.

For Christmas I framed a layout I had made of my son's father that had passed away the year before and gave it to his best friend. My sons aunt saw it and asked if I could make her one with her pics. I changed it around some but I think it came out well too. I just wanted to show it off.

Dino dig layout

2011-02-27T00:32:00.003-05:00

I made this layout with some pictures my mom took of Trey at the bone yard when we went to animal kingdom a couple years ago. I love that I am using up my stash and I got to use my new sewing machine! The carts are paper doll dress up for the trees and dinosaur tracks for everything else.

This layout qualifies for:
Pile it on: childhood dreams (little boys and dinosaurs...need I say more)
Craft your passion: a male project

Just had to brag

2011-02-14T16:13:00.003-05:00

Hubby and I don't usually celebrate valentines day, however we did this year and he went over and above! He got me this sewing machine and a $50 gift card to Michael's. He is the best!!!!

True Love layout

2011-02-14T15:22:00.004-05:00

I am finally starting to scrap some of our wedding pictures (we got married 10-10-04). For this layout I used the sketch over at Creative Craft World. I used Prima flowers but other then that everything else is from my stash.

This layout also qualifies for:
Crafty Calendar challenge: love

I just had to share this

2011-02-14T15:08:00.003-05:00

My 12 year old son made this card for his "girl-friend". I let him use all my scraps and my copics and spicas and let him look through all my digis and pick out the one he wanted to use. He chose this one and made it a princess, on the inside he said "to a real princess". I thought he did a great job.

Scrap it with a song: My life would suck with out you

2011-02-09T15:15:00.004-05:00

This weeks song at Scrap it with a song is My life would suck with out you by Kelly Clarkson. I took the line Forever united and made a layout with some of our wedding pictures.

Details:
Pattern paper is all K&Company
Font is from Cindy Loo cricut cart

scrapping the music: new shoes

2011-02-07T08:43:00.007-05:00

This weeks song at Scrapping the Music is new shoes by Paolo Nutini. I had honestly never heard of this singer let alone this song but I kind of liked it. I decided to use the line "all of my friends" and made this layout of Tanner playing with his safari animals when he was still in a high chair.

Details:
All the paper is DCWV from Safari Kids
Font is jungle fever

This layout also qualifies for:
Totally Paper Crafts: friendship
Sir Stampalot: All creatures great and small
KB Cute Monday: Make a card or a project inspired by a Book (The Jungle Book)
Craft Your Passion: anything goes

Getting around to it

2011-01-31T07:46:00.003-05:00

I decided to go through one of my many boxes of pictures just to get a little inspired. I found these pics of Tobin (will be 5 in May) when he was 2 years old at Carowinds. He loved to ride the rides but he always looked so nervous before they started. I decided to make this an outer space them. The title was cut with MTC and the letters are actually cut out of the marquee and not glued on. That was something different for me to do.

Details:
Most of the paper is DCWV All About Boys stack
Most cuts are from the Toy Story cart
everything else is stash

This layout qualifies for:
If the shoe fits: anything goes

Scrap it with a song: Brown eyed girl

2011-01-27T15:17:00.007-05:00

This weeks song at Scrap it With a Song is brown eyed girl by Van Morrison. As everyone knows....I just have lots of boys, but no girls. So I decided to take the line....my how you have grown and make a layout of Trey. I really like how this turned out. All the paper is from my stash. The title was done with a childs year. The boy is actually a few different SVG files that I cut to make into a boy.

This layout also qualifies for:

Penny' s Paper -Crafty challenge: anything goes
The sisterhood of crafters: anything goes
Top it tuesday: flowers
Craft your passion: use 2 pattern papers
Do you stack up: patterns

Sweet baby boy

2011-01-18T11:47:00.008-05:00

I Thought these pictures came out so cute when I got them developed and couldn't wait to use them. As some of you might remember I am on a mission to use all my paper before I buy more. Well I got about 10 new pads for Christmas so I know that wont happen any time soon...lol. I decided instead to pull out the very first pack of paper I ever bought and use some of it. I think it worked so well on this layout. I LOVE how it came out.

Details:
All the pattern paper is from Me and my big ideas
Moon: I used Make the Cut and the SVG file was from My scrappy chick
Title: is from nursery rhymes
I used a hand held sewing machine for the first time around the outside
I doodle stitched around all the matting

This layout qualifies for:
Design Dollies: freehand something on your project
Pile it on: anything goes
Creative Cowgirls Challenge blog: use the colors Turquoise and Black or Brown somewhere on your paper craft!
Craft you days away: anything goes
Raise the bar: use a child image
Dutch Dare :stitching on your creations

UPDATE:
THIS LAYOUT MADE TOP 6 OUT OF OVER 400 ON PILE IT ON!

Scrap it with a song: Born to Fly

2011-01-18T11:30:00.004-05:00

This weeks song at Scrap it with a song is Born to fly by Sara Evans. This was a new song for me but I loved the Wizard of Oz reference in the video. So I went through all the pictures I got from snapfish last week and dug out this years trip to the pumpkin patch.
Details:

All the Paper is either from my stash or scraps
Sign: Christmas solutions cart
scarecrow: I used Make the Cut. I have had this SVG file for quite some time and dont remember where I got it

UPDATE: This layout made top 5 at scrap it with a song

Scrapping a little

2011-01-02T22:43:00.004-05:00

WOW!!! The holidays have been super busy! I hope every one got everything they wanted from Santa. I know I did. Today is Tanner's birthday (its hard to believe my littlest is now 3 and says he is not a baby any more) but I was able to get some me time to make this layout. I love how it came out and I got to use some of my new papers! I hope you like it.

Details:

Winter Woodland Cart for the title
Snowman and tress are paper pieced
Stars are from George and Basic Shapes

This layout qualifies for:
Pile it on: Brand New (new papers)
Craft you days away: Punch it out (use die cutters)
CES Challenges: anything goes
Crazy 4 Challenges: Celebrate something (snowfall in NC)
Stacey's stamping stage:color challenge

Scrapping the music: Foo Fighters

2010-12-21T14:52:00.003-05:00

We celebrated Christmas with my in laws last night and my mother in law got me 3 pads of paper. I couldn't wait to use the Ki funky paper pad. I used the sketch from sketches in thyme to make this layout for scrapping the music. This weeks song is Times like these by the Foo Fighters.

I took this pic of my dad and Tobin heading in to the outlet stores in Orlando. Tobin was all about his Papa that entire week. They were so cute together.

Scrap it with a song: Just the Two of Us

2010-12-19T23:58:00.003-05:00

This week the song at Scrap it with a Song is Just the Two of Us by Will Smith. I love this song. I am so glad I was able to find some time to scrap this one. With all my boys I knew I could come up with something. I used the sketch from the scrappiest for some inspiration. All the paper is either stash, scrap or from my simply delightful pad by My Minds Eye.

Suds in the Bucket

2010-12-07T16:09:00.005-05:00

This weeks song at Scrapping the Music is suds in the bucket by Sarah Evans. It is kind of a fun song to listen to. I decided to use the line "in the backyard" for my take and combined it with the sketch from Sketchabilities. I might go back and add some journaling to it some day but I kind of like it the way it is. These pics were taken one random day. We were all outside in the back yard playing t-ball. Everything on it is from my stash. The letters are from piggy tails and I don't recommend them EVER! They truly made me mad while trying to us them. All the cuts are paper dolls everyday.

Layout also qualifies for:

Craft you passion: anything goes

UPDATE: This layout won at SKETCHABILITIES!!!!!

Epcot layout

2010-11-30T18:16:00.004-05:00

I made this layout of Trey tossing a coin in the fountain at Epcot for the scrappiest sketch challenge. Everything on it is stash.

This layout also qualifies for:

Sketches in Thyme: Open sketch challenge

Scrap it with a song: Lucky

2010-11-30T09:11:00.003-05:00

This weeks song at Scrap it with a song is Lucky by Jason Mraz and Colbie Caillat. I have never heard this one but then again I dont get out much...lol. I knew these would be the perfect pics for this song. Tobin and Tanner are the best of friends and the worst of enemies. If you have more then one boy then you know what I mean. The only thing I can tell you about this layout is the paper is basic grey.

UPDATE: This layout won at scrap it with a song!

Scrapping the music

2010-11-29T12:33:00.003-05:00

This weeks song at scrapping the music is need you tonight by Inxs. I made a layout of when Tanner first starting feeding himself. I wanted to use a puzzle/game theme (because Tanner thought this was a great game) to the page so I did the title with what looks like scrabble tiles. I don't really care for how this layout came out. I never got an aaahhhhaaaa moment from it where I could see the end result in my head. All I could do was build it. I don't know if that makes sense to anyone or not. Everything on it is from my stash. At the rate I am using my stash I should have it used up by 2015. I need to get a more on....lol.

A Beautiful Sight

2010-11-24T07:39:00.005-05:00

This weeks song at Scrap it with a song is Winter Wonderland. I was inspired by one of their DT members named Liz to look beyond just the "snowy" lyrics to use it for something other then playing in the snow. In North Carolina we get snow dustings that last for about an afternoon. One day it will be 32 degrees and snow and we will get 2 inches on the ground. Then the next day it will we 70 out and everything is gone by lunch.

Details:

All the paper is from the Simply Delightful paper pack by My Minds Eye

The title is cut from A Childs Year cart

The journaling is done in Walt Disney font

The buttons are from a Hobby Lobby mixed bag

The ribbon is from Michaels

This layout also qualifies for:

Gingersnap Creations: vintage hues
Totally paper Crafts: snow and snowflakes
Pile it on: what winter means to you
Beary Scrap Design Team: anything goes
Simon Says: let it snow
Everybody Art Challenge: use shapes

Signo pens at dollar tree

2010-11-23T07:18:00.003-05:00

One of my jobs is at the Dollar Tree here in North Carolina. Last night I found 3 packs of signo pens for a dollar. We even have white ones. There are all different sets including glitter ones!

I also work at Michaels and found the cricut cake carts for $9.99!!! I got the last one my store had (birthday cakes) but it is a small one so maybe you can find one at your store. I cant wait for thanksgiving day sales at Michaels!!!! They are FAB!!!!

Anyway....just wanted to give everyone a heads up!

What an unexpected award

2010-11-21T11:47:00.004-05:00

I was very surprised to find that Madison over at Funky Cards had given me the stylish blog award. Thank you so much Madison!

Now, this award does come with some rules and I have to pay it forward:

1. Thank and link back to the person who awarded you this

2. Share 8 things about yourself

3. Pay it forward to 8 bloggers that you have recently discovered

4. Contact those bloggers and tell them about their awards

Share 8 things about myself... Lets see....I dont know if there is anything most people dont already know about me.

1. I have a degree in Network Engineering
2. I met my husband when we were both working at Frito Lay
3. I am adopted
4 &5&6. I found my birth mom when I turned 30 and found out I was Jewish (raised southern baptist was pretty interesting)
7. I am a huge Jewel fan
8. I teach scrapbooking classes at Michaels

Here are the 8 bloggers I am passing the award onto. These are bloggers I have recently discovered. They are very talented. Please check out their blogs and see what I mean!

1. Chelsea at Creations of a cluttered mind. Her photos are amazing!
2. Jenn at (from my) paper craft studio
3. Teresa at lil scrap
4. Christina at See Christina Scrapbook
5. Mix on the memories
6. Moria at Live Teach Love Scrap Laugh Life
7. Diane at Our Scrapping Life

8. Jennifer at Scrapping Daze

Check out this yumminess

2010-11-19T12:31:00.001-05:00

Wee Memories has some super yummy candy! You should def check it out!

Ally Scraps and Scrapping the music

2010-11-19T11:44:00.003-05:00

This week the song from Scrapping the Music is "Upside Down". This is the theme song from the Curious George movie. I thought this would be a good excuse to finally scrap the pics from Universal Studios where the kids met George. I used the sketch from Alley Scraps for this one. I know I have been working on useing my single page stash but I got this paper from my Play day paper pack by SEI. So I guess technically it is still part of my stash. This font for both the title and journaling is called Brody and it is as close to the Curious George font as I could find.

Cooking with Cricut

2010-11-17T15:10:00.006-05:00

Cooking with Cricut had a blog hop this past weekend and it ended with a Christmas challenge. I dug into my stash and went to work. Im sorry that I cant tell you about any of it. I don't even know where I got the tree svg file. All I do know is I used a page maps sketch, the title was cut with scal and the font is Christmas card.

This layout also qualifies for:

Lasting memories layout challenges: Use Your Cricut (or any die cuts if you don't have a cricut
Simon says stamp: sparkle
The ABC challenges: H is for Holidays

Chef Mickey's

2010-11-14T10:06:00.003-05:00

I am getting around to scrapping more pics from our first trip to Disney in 2008. These are from Chef Mickey's at the Contemporary Resort. I scrap lifted this from one of my favorite blogs... Reddy's Ramblings. She has some great free svg files for Disney. Everything I used was either from my stash or my scrap pile.

8x8 layout

2010-11-10T09:57:00.003-05:00

I had to make a small Christmas layout for the classes room window at Michaels because corporate will be visiting the store this week. So I dug through my scraps and some stash and came up with this. I think it came out pretty cute. I used a cut file from Treasure Box.

Halloween layout

2010-10-29T12:59:00.003-04:00

I have been working 7 nights a week between Michaels crafts and the Dollar Tree. So on days when I get to stay home I have been all over scrapping. I found this sketch at Stuck Sketches. I know it was a single page but I went a little crazy with it once I started.

These pictures are from 2008 when we went to Universal Studios Orlando. The decorations are fantastic at Halloween time.

Pretty much everything I used for this is from my stash. We are talking about moving so I have decided I need to start using stuff up so I dont have to move as much. Now keep in mind we are talking 3-4 years from now but heaven only knows what I will accumulate by then. Lets see how long with use it up attitude will last....lol.

This layout also qualifies for:

Cooking with the Cricut: Not so scary Halloween

Coke vs Pepsi Layout

2010-10-22T11:05:00.004-04:00

When I saw this challenge at Stamp it Crazy I knew I had to do it and I actually had alot of fun making it. I used the sketch from Sketches in Thyme.

My husband has been with Frito Lay for 10 years and they are owned by Pepsi. I was took a picture of the plaque hubby got on his 10 year anniversary.

I have always collected different memorabilia but I am partial to Coke stuff. This is a picture of a sign hanging in our game room that hubby got me on our honeymoon.

We dont drink soda in our house very often but when we do we tend to drink Dr. Pepper products. I had to find this pic on line.

Details:

All the cuts were done using scal and mtc. I love that I was able to find the font for each company to do the journaling in.

The paper is all We R Memory Keepers from the white out collection

Im still here

2010-10-17T17:28:00.003-04:00

I didnt fall off the planet I promise. I have been working 6-7 days a week and also getting ready for some craft shows. I am so excited to have everything done so now I can get back to crafting for myself!!!!!

Plain and Simple

2010-09-25T10:00:00.003-04:00

The challenge at Allsorts this week is plain and simple. I dont know if I can get much plainer and simpler then this. Actually I am sure I can but I like how this came out. I have been looking for a miss you stamp that I like to put on the inside but I have not found one yet. Maybe when I go to work tomorrow I will look.

A New Fave Card

2010-09-17T00:10:00.006-04:00

This has to be my new favorite card that I have made. It is so different then anything I have ever made and I LOVE it!. I took a copy of this digi into work today to find some paper that I liked with it. I ended up getting some Basic Grey paper. It is so different then anything I would have ever picked out before. In fact I didn't pick it up some one else did. When they got to the register they decided they didn't want it so it was put in my go back buggy. I saw the paper and had to have it.
The funny thing about the Basic Grey paper is that it looks lavender but it is not, it is a light black. I guess it is drawing out the color of the flowers. I ended up using sketch 81 from card patterns for inspiration.

More Details:

I made the flowers from Primas.

The digi is from digital 2 for tuesday.

Everything else is stash.

This card also qualifies for:

Creative Craft Challenges: Black, White plus 1
One stop craft challenge: fashion through the years
Sweet Stampin Challenge: Just a note
Lexi's Creations: flower power
A Pocket Full of Posies: Floral Fantasy
Beary Sweet Design Team: go vintage

A Shaped Card

2010-09-14T13:46:00.004-04:00

A number of challenges are asking for you to make a card that is NOT square or rectangle. I have never do this so I tend to skip those challenges. Today I decided to take it head on. I made a diaper shaped card out of 2 triangles welded together. Ignore my craptastic hand writing on the inside please...lol.

This card qualifies for:

Everybody art challenge: other card form

Fall Card

2010-09-13T08:29:00.010-04:00

Its getting chilly in the mornings here in North Carolina. I love this time of year. You can actually go outside and breath. Ashville is only an hour away and the colors in the mountains are amazing. I decided to make a card that has a southern welcome. I used Word and some font that I like. I am not sure which one it is because I have hundreds of fonts. I was also able to use the card board box looking paper that comes in packs that I HATE! When I see it I am reminded of elementary school or the inside of food packages. I think it works here though.

Details:

All the paper is from Michaels. Most of it is recollections.

The ribbon has been in my stash forever. I got it from the dollar spot at target.

The leaves are from Paper Dolls Every Day

The acorns are from Doodle Charms

This card qualifies for:

Tuesday Throwdown: Celebrate Fall
Freshly Brewed Challenges: Use Brown
crafty card makers: clean and simple
All Sorts Challenges: colors of autumn
wee memories: Fall Inspiration
Incy Wincy Designs: Autumn Colours
Polly Craft Monday: Fall Colors

Tobin as a new born

2010-09-08T15:04:00.007-04:00

With working, getting ready for the craft show, teaching SDU scrapbook classes, and being a mom I have not been able to do any scrapping for myself. I finally got one done today. I made a layout of Tobin (now 4) from when he was a new born. I used the sketch from creative scrappers and the song from scrap it with a song.

Details:

The papers, stickets and card stock embellis are from K & Co. I used everything from 2 different packs.

The ribbon is from Making Memories

The buttons are from a hobby lobby mixed bag

This layout also qualifies for:

The Shabby Tea Room: a project with a tag on it

My Guest Design Project

2010-09-02T11:55:00.003-04:00

So I am finally able to post about my card that I made for Digital Delights. I used Christmas Bonnie. Isnt she just the cutest ever?! I know it isnt that easy to see but I Made her shoes, hat ball, and star on the tree pop. To color her I used Copics, Spickas, Bic Mark its, and Martha Stewart glitter markers. Then I used my light blue Pebbles chalks to lightly color around Bonnie so the white paper wasnt as bright. The paper and pearls were from my stash and scraps.

This card qualifies for:

The Crafty Pad: Pearls
A Crafty Little Place: Anything Goes
Papertake Weekly: Just One ( I only used one type of embelli- Pearls)

WOW!!! I got a cherry on top!

2010-08-31T09:03:00.008-04:00

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

My first paper piecing card

2010-08-30T16:26:00.004-04:00

This is my first attempt at paper piecing. Thanks to a face tutorial on cooking with cricut I really like how it turned out.

Details:

The teddy is a freebie from Treasure Box

Flower is from the floor at work

Paper and bling are from my scrap

Sentiment is a digi

The eyes are made from black cuts and then white penned. Isnt that cute and super easy.

I made the ribbon and bow from the back ground paper

This card qualifies for:

Simon Says Stamp: Paper Piecing
Delightful Challenges: girlie with pearls and lace
stamp, scrap and doodle: get well or good luck
wild orchid challenge: make it sparkle
stamptacular Sunday: all pink and a stamp
The Crafty Pad: Pearls
the shabby tea room: Something old (scraps) Something new (paper piecing and the flower tutu)
crafty card makers: glitter and shine
cupcake craft challenge: Go digital
practical scrapper: white pen

Guest Designer

2010-08-27T23:48:00.003-04:00

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

2010-08-22T14:09:00.003-04:00

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

2010-08-20T10:49:00.005-04:00

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

2010-08-19T20:29:00.003-04:00

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

2010-08-18T14:18:00.004-04:00

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

2010-08-17T15:45:00.004-04:00

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

2010-08-16T20:42:00.004-04:00

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!!!!

2010-08-16T10:46:00.001-04:00

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

2010-08-15T23:59:00.007-04:00

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

2010-08-15T20:08:00.005-04:00

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

2010-08-11T21:37:00.003-04:00

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

2010-08-07T23:42:00.008-04:00

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

2010-08-04T17:09:00.005-04:00

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

2010-08-03T21:42:00.003-04:00

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!!!!!

color throwdown #100

2010-07-12T10:44:00.003-04:00

I have been trying to make a layout for color throwndown challenge 100. I cant seem to make one I like with these colors. So I scrapped that idea and made a card. I dont love it but its done.

Details:

The paper is from the American Girl paper pack

The sentiment is from Raindrop Echo designs

I don't know where the digi stamp is from

Everything else is from my stash

Store layout

2010-07-09T21:57:00.003-04:00

I finally made my information layout about the SDU classes at Michaels. There was a lot of stuff to get on a 12x12 layout. I have to admit that I scrap lifted the layout design from Kroppin Kari's demo board on the SDU instructors group site. Hers look fantastic. Lucky girl got to use a poster and I only get a 12x12 but I am pretty happy with how it came out. I also added in a few techniques. They are not offered as part of the classes but I think they made the layout a little more interesting. Please be honest about what you think about it. I will have it hanging at the main register at Michaels to advertise the classes.

Scrapping the music layout

2010-07-05T10:14:00.004-04:00

I finally did a layout. It is my first in over a week. Some of you may know that I got Scrap Book Design University certified and will start teaching classes at Michaels here in Gastonia this month. Well I have to make example projects to put up in the store that are made from products that they sell. So I decided to make use of my new printer and print some pictures from my 35th birthday last May, and a sketch from Sketchabilities.

The song this week at Scrapping the Music is Home by Daughtry. I went with the line be careful what you wish for. I thought it would be cute because you hear that all the time and the the movies that have come out about messed up wishes like Freaky Friday and 17 again. You get the point. I did the bright bold fun birthday stuff and used black background paper that has foiled skull and cross bones all over it. I think its funny and I like how it came out.

Details:

The background paper is from presses petals punk collection

Birthday paper is American Traditional Designs celebrate-brights

Ribbon is the paper studio

Font is Plantin School book cricut cartridge

Circles are from Accent Essentials cricut cartridge

Phone and MP3 player are from the Paisley cricut cartridge

The number 35 is from Storybook

All the solid paper is recollections Jewel tones

This layout also qualifies for:

Quirky Crafts: ribbon
Pile it on: My favorite things- my phone, mp3 player and birthdays!!!!

summer time card

2010-07-03T16:08:00.003-04:00

I am loving my new printer. The only problem is I have some digi stamps from forever ago on my computer and I have no idea where they came from, but they are pretty cute. I made this card using the sketch at moving along with the times.

Details:

Wow...I cant give many. I used all scraps for paper and ribbon. I dont know where I got my digi

I used copics, spicas and bics

The buttons are from a Hobby Lobby mixed bag

This card also qualifies for:

Color Throwdown: cream, chocolate, turquoise

Delightful Sketches: its all about summer

Design Dollies color challenge

2010-07-02T14:26:00.006-04:00

Oh where Oh where has my mojo gone?
Oh where oh where can it be?

I think it ran away with the spoon. At least I was able to do a card for the Design Dollies color challenge. I also got a new Kodak ESP 3200 series printer for only $47. That is about $20 less then it would have cost me to buy ink for my Epson at Walmart. I love coupons!!! So I was able to use Digi stamps for the first time.

Design Dollies Colors

Details:

I am pretty sure the stamp and the sentiment are both Meljen designs

I used my copics and spicas. The pictures dont do the spicas justice. They are super glittery.

I inked the edges with Memento desert sand

All the paper is scrap. The pink paper has a dark green drawing of leaves.

This card also qualifies for:

Crafty Creations: ice cream and cakes
Crafty Catz Weekly Challenge: distress it

Hubby's birthday card

2010-06-22T14:41:00.005-04:00

I made this card for Hubby's birthday that is coming up on the 26th. I used the sketch from moving along with the times. I think it came out cute.

Details:

Paper is all scraps

Ice cream sticker is from Dollar Tree

Buttons are from Hobby Lobby mixed bag

Happy birthday stamp is from stamping bella

Ink is color box fluid chalk chestnut roan

I used my cuttlebug hounds tooth folder to emboss

Accent essentials cart made the scalloped squares

This card also qualifies for:

My Time to Craft: Card for some one special (Hubby)
Raise the Bar: a special guy
wee Memorie s: stickers
Design Dollies: favorite ice cream flavors (chocolate peanut butter)

Scrap it with a Song: These are the Moments

2010-06-20T21:11:00.004-04:00

This weeks song at scrap it with a song is These are the moments. They used the Sara Evans version but I listened to the Edwin McCain version. I know I am such a rebel. I used the layout from The Pink Elephant this week. I know I am getting in just under the wire and I am not in love with my layout this week. I wanted to go a completely different direction but I would not find the pictures I was looking for any where. I turned this house up side down. But I found these pictures of Tanner in December when we went to Disney World. Tanner wasn't even 2 at the time these were taken. We were all shocked when he walked right up to the Little Einsteins and gave Leo a hug and a kiss. Thank goodness my mom had her camera on her.

Details:

The epoxy brads and paper are cloud nine

The felties are Autumn Leaves- pretty poppies

The ribbon is from Hobby lobby

The font is opposites attract

This layout also qualifies for:

Pollycraft Monday: lets have a sing song

Baby Card

2010-06-18T13:42:00.003-04:00

I made this card from the Apron Stings sketch. I also used the poppin pastels technique from For Fun Challenges. I didnt just chalk the word baby I did the entire front of the card.

Details:

I used my scrapboss by Fiskars to emboss the little hands

The stamp is from Heidi Grace

All the chalks are pebbles

The ribbon is from Hobby Lobby scrap book aisle

This card also qualifies for:
Papertake weekly challenge: ice cream flavors

Black and White Photo

2010-06-13T14:59:00.004-04:00

This week The Pink Elephant's layout challenge is to use a black and white photo. I believe this is Gavin at 2. Ok....I do know it is Gavin I just don't know if he was 2 or 3 in this picture. When you have as many boys as I do all the years tend to run together if you know what I mean...lol.

I used the sketch from Sassy Lil' Sketches. I thought that the circles made into Christmas tree ornaments would be perfect. I really like how it came out. I know it is simple but I think it is super sweet.

Details:

The background paper is by provo craft- candy cane wishes

The chipboard is by Cosmo Cricket in a Christmas set I got

Ornaments are cut from Joys of The Season

All other paper is from my stash

This layout also qualifies for:

Bah Humbug- anything goes
Sew Many Challenges- Christmas anything but a card

UPDATE: This layout made top 3 at The Pink Elephant

Mojo Monday card

2010-06-12T13:49:00.004-04:00

I decided to take a stab at the Mojo Monday card sketch this week. I have to say that I love how my card came out. The soft colors are perfect for a boy or a girl.

Details:

The nursery rhyme paper is by Foofala. I got it at Big Lots in a $2 pack of 30 skeets and I love it
Both stamps are studio g
I colored the carriage with my copics
The buttons are from hobby lobby mixed bag
I used a fiskars boarder punch twice for an extra dimensional effect
The gold texture paper is a walmart metallic pack

This card also qualifies for:

Crafty Hos: anything goes
Crafty Creations: childs play
Allsorts: lace and or buttons

Challenge Card

2010-06-11T11:49:00.005-04:00

I made this card for the sketch challenge at the Cuttlebug Spot.

Details:

Paper is from my scrap pile but I believe it is from My Minds Eye simply delightful pack
Ribbon is from Hobby Lobby
The stamp is from studio G from the dollar bin then I colored it with my copics
The sentiment is a stamp from stamping bella
The flowers are from the floor at work that I took apart and put together
The blinged brad is recollections
I used a Disney embossing folder around my stamp

This card also qualifies for:

Simon says stamp: recipe: 1 image, 2 pattern paper, 3 types of embellishments

Highlighted in the CHIRP!!!!

2010-06-09T15:29:00.002-04:00

I cant believe it. My Fathers Day card was in the Message Board Highlight in the CHIRP!!!!! I am so excited. Needless to say Jon got his card early. He saw it on my computer screen when he came to find out what I was freaking out about....lol!!!!

Scrap it with a Song: Girls Just Want to Have Fun

2010-06-09T12:17:00.005-04:00

This weeks song at Scrap it With a Song is Girls Just Want to Have Fun by Cyndi Lauper. For those of you who read my post from the last time they did Cyndi Lauper you know I cant stand to listen to her voice. It makes my skin crawl. However...I know all the words to this song by heart because I loved the cheesy 80s film Girls Just Want to Have Fun staring Sarah Jessica Parker and Helen Hunt. Seeing that I have all boys you would think I would have a little problem with this one, but I knew exactly what line I was going to use from the get go. In fact I kept these pictures specifically in case this song came up. These are of my now 4 year old Tobin. He looked liked a mini me of my hubby for a long time.

I did have a hard time figuring out what I wanted the layout to look like. I ended up going with the sketch from Practical Scrappers. I turned it on its side and add some things and took some away but it started out as the sketch.

Details:

Brown font is from A Childs Year
Blue letters are from my stash
Background paper is My Minds Eye superstar
The yellow star paper is me and Big Ideas value pack from Michaels
I made 2 of the flowers using punches
The rest of the flowers and leaves are making memories
The brads are recollections
Everything else is from my scrap pile or stash

This layout also qualifies for :

Totally Stampalicious: Blue and Yellow
Design Dollies: Blue, Yellow, Brown, White
wee Memories: Punch
Sisterhood of Crafters: childs birth
Paper Play Challenges: Flowers and Bling
Pile It On: Quirkey

SPCC

2010-06-05T16:23:00.005-04:00

I have had the hardest time with this color challenge. I think there is a reason I have all boys, or maybe it is because I have all boys that I have a problem using pink as a predominant color. The colors at SPCC are blush blossom, pretty in pink, creamy caramel. I also used sketch #31 at Inspirational Card Sketches and I made the flower. I love that I am using up all my scraps making these cards.

This card also qualifies for:

Stamp, Scrap and Doodle Saturday: Use a handmade embellishment

UPDATE: This card made top 5 at SPCC

Beary scrap design team sketch

2010-06-04T16:45:00.002-04:00

I had so much fun with the first card I decided to make another one. I used the sketch from Beary Scrap. This is my first attempt at making a bow. I think t came out pretty well.

Details:

Buttons and ribbon are from hobby lobby

Stamp is by studio g

Paper is from my scrap box

This card also qualifies for:

City Crafter: Buttons and Bow

Fathers day card

2010-06-04T12:00:00.007-04:00

I haven't made a card in awhile and fathers day and my husbands birthday is coming up this month so I decided to go ahead and get started on them. I used the sketch from ABC Design Blog to make it. My husband is a sports freak so I traded the flowers for sports buttons. Then on the bottom I used heart buttons. I wanted to use one heart for each of our boys and myself but I didn't have enough small hearts.

I would love to give some details on it but the truth is all the paper is from my scrap box. I guess the only thing to tell is the words are from wild card and the buttons are from a Hobby Lobby mixed bag.

This card also qualifies for:
Sew Many Challenges: Fathers day no blue
Frosted Design: Buttons
Design Dollies: A little bit of sporty spice
Picture Perfect Creations: Old Olive, Chocolate Chip, Blush Blossom
Simon Says Stamp: Fathers day
For Fun Challenges: man card

Scrapping the Music: Aerosmith

2010-06-03T17:55:00.009-04:00

I found another music scrap challenge site called Scrapping the Music. This week their song is Aerosmith's I don't want to miss a thing. This song is a great scrapping song. There are so many directions to go with it. I went with a picture of my now 4 year old Tobin. I took this picture specifically to start scrapbooking. I wanted one picture of each of my boys sleeping. That was the first layout I ever made. If you go way back to one of my first posts you will see I took it apart and redid it for a challenge.

I decided to hand write some of the lyrics instead of journaling. I got a 6 pack of small gel glitter pens from the dollar spot at Target and I love them!!! I used the brown one. I hope you can see how glittery it is.

I decided to use the sketch from A Crafty Little Place. I am pretty happy with how it came out.

Details:

Background paper is Cloud 9 Design polka dots from Halloween Fun collection

Font and picture backing papers are both s.e.i. play day

All solid papers are from my scrap pile

Font is Story Book

Stars and pooh are from Pooh and Friends

I embossed the stars with my cuttle bug and the swiss dots folder

I chalked all the solid paper with memento, petal point, and pebbles

Buttons are from a mix bag at Hobby Lobby

This layout also qualifies for:

Design Dollies: Red, Brown, Yellow
Scrapfit: Use a machine
Delightful sketches: Texture

Scrap it with a Song: I Hope You Dance

2010-06-02T23:07:00.005-04:00

This weeks song at Scrap It With a Song is I hope you dance by Lee Ann Womack. I wanted to go a completely different way with this song like I do everything else but I kept getting pulled to this picture of Gavin when he was about 7 or 8 months old at Myrtle Beach. I think this picture is amazing of Gavin.

I used this weeks sketch from Sketches {by Tamara}. If you haven't checked her blog out you definitely should. I get a ton of inspiration there.

Details:

Background paper is from paper house productions-Pierre Auguste Renoir's Seascape from Micheal's

Flowers are made from K&Company-viola vita from Micheal's

All other paper is from my scrap pile

The flowers are from a 2 1/4 scallop punch

Font is from A Childs Year

Flourish is cut from Home Decor

I used fiskars zingz on the flourish- I got them from Big Lots for a dollar

I white penned the phrase from the song "I hope you still feel small when you stand beside the ocean" using American Crafts The Ultimate Gel Pen

This layout also qualifies for:

Sir Stampalot: Punches
Cupcake Craft Challenges: Summer Delights
Charisma Cardz: Flowers

Nuts About Sketches

2010-05-30T00:27:00.006-04:00

I Saw this sketch at Nuts About Sketches and I thought it was so cute. I had to go in search of 5 pictures that I liked and came up with this layout. I know that is it simple but I think it came out very cute and I like the colors of it.

Details:

Back ground paper is from my stash

Embellishments and font paper is Recollections jewel colors

Font is A Child's Year

Popsicles are from Doodle Charms

I white penned the font

This layout also qualifies for:

Apron Strings: Use the Nuts About Sketches Sketch
Frosted Designs: It was a photo of a flower and I went with the bright, bold colors of it

Photo inspired challenge

2010-05-25T00:42:00.003-04:00

I kind of threw this layout together. I saw the hat picture for the Crafty Hos' Challenge Blog and I just knew I had to do this one.

These pictures are from Tanner's first birthday. for some reason my mom has always gotten a hat of some sort for the kids first birthdays. You would think after 6 grand kids she would know that they dont like hats on their first birthday.

Details:

The paper is from my stash

The font and hats are Pooh font

I used a brown glitter gel pen to out line the font cuts

Scrap it with a Song: Guns and Roses

2010-05-24T13:07:00.002-04:00

These weeks song at Scrap it With a Song is Guns and Roses Sweet Child O' Mine. This layout is pretty simple but I think it is very fitting. I took this picture of Tobin a year or two ago. We were at a moms group play date and he just wasn't getting his own way. I took this picture to show him some day when he has kids of his own....lol.

I was able to use the layout sketch from My Little Sketch Blook and the colors from SPCC.

Details:

Background paper and journaling chipboard is Rhonna Farrer

Left side paper is Cosmo Cricket Hello Sunshine

Font is opposites attract

Circles are from George

I white penned the word cry. I thought about doing the circles too but I wanted to keep this layout simple and make Tobin's picture draw all attention

Circus

2010-05-21T10:47:00.006-04:00

The Design Dollies' elements challenge this week is about the circus. I have been wanting to scrap these pictures of my son for a while and I knew this was perfect. These pictures were taken at Universal Studios Orlando in the Curious George area. It just happens to have a circus tent play area. This layout is so simple but I think it shows how much fun the kids had that day. I took 2 pictures of it. One with the flash and one with a light on it. You would think I made the same one twice in different colors.

Details:

The pattern paper is from the All About Boys stack by DCWV

The font was cut in SCAL and I closed it before I remembered to write down the name of it.

This layout also qualifies for:

Practical Scrappers: Patterned Paper
52x52: Yellow, Green, Blue
Scrap That Baby: Fun and Games- Tobin was 2 in these pictures

Scrap it with a Song: Tater Swiss....I mean Taylor Swift

2010-05-17T22:34:00.005-04:00

I was so excited to see this weeks song at scrap it with a song. I hate that I couldn't do last weeks but Cyndi Lauper's voice is like finger nails down a chalk board to me so I just could not force myself to do it. I did think to myself.....hhhuuuummmmm....I wonder if they will ever do any Jewel or Taylor Swift.

For any one who doesn't know, Jewel has been my favorite for years. Look closely at my blog picture. It is from when my wonderful hubby took me to her concert and got backstage passes to meet her. Just in case you don't know who Jewel is, she has the blond hair, obviously the guy in the pic is my hubby, and I have the brown hair. On a side note....A few days after this picture was taken Jon proposed to me. Of course after that I wasn't going to tell him no. We ladies aren't the only ones who know how to get what they want from our significant others....hehehehehe.

Ok....back to the layout...the song this week is Love Story by Taylor Swift. When I found these pictures of my oldest son at Disney World I knew they were perfect. I went with the part of the song that says: you'll be the prince and I'll be the princess. You cant get much more princess then Cinderella. The other picture is of him trying to pull the sword out of the stone in front of Cinderella's castle.

Details:

The sketch is from Crop Divas

Background paper is from The Once Upon A Time stack by DCWV. I love how is says There lived a handsome prince at the top of the page in glitter.

Chip board letters are from Brenda Pinnick designs. I had a hard time photographing this because of the fold on the letters showing the flash.

I made the flowers, some are from AWiMG and others I had made before but not used and I don't know where the cuts are from.

This layout also qualifies for:
Sisterhood of Scrap: Brown
Crop Divas: sketch

UPDATE: This layout made Top 5 at Scrap it With a Song

Sir Stampalot and MMSC53

2010-05-15T15:05:00.004-04:00

I used the MMSC53 sketch to create this layout. I think it worked perfectly with the Sir Stampalot challenge of butterflies and blossoms.

Details:

The pink paper is 2 sided Bright Pink Shimmer by The Paper Company Studio

The blue paper Making memories watercolor collection periwinkle solid dark

All other paper is from my stash

Some of the flowers I made from Walk in My Garden

Some of the flowers are Making Memories

The rest of the flowers are buds from the floor at work that I took apart and made into flowers

The butterflies were cut from Sentimentals

This layout also qualifies for:

The Pink Elephant: use pink
One Stop Craft Challenge: Summer Breeze

Award

2010-05-13T12:00:00.003-04:00

With work, Mothers Day, my birthday and Tobins 4th birthday all in the same week I have not been able to update the important things like I usually do. I was given this wonderful award by Tina of Bits and Scraps of My Life.

I love reading her blog. She never fails to make me giggle. Now that I know we are so close to each other we might have to leave kids with hubbies and make mischief together. I got a feeling if she and I got together trouble would find us...lol.

Now for me to accept this award I have a few rules I must follow:

1. Link back to the person who gave me the award.
2. Post where you would like to be in 10 years.
3. Give this award to 10 awesome bloggers.

I already linked Tina up so I guess step 2. In 10 years I want to be living in Orlando working at Disney World a few days a week. Honestly if you know me you will not be surprised by that at all...lol.

Now for the bloggers.

1. Tonia A Sprinkle of this and a Pinch of That : she is one of my BFFs in real life and she is just getting started making cards and being in the blogging life. I know she will end up as addicted as I am. If you get a sec stop by and give her some encouragement and blog luv.

2. Brenda: Bug Bitten Disney Fanatic

3. Jamie: Bits of Paper

4. Beatriz: Amazing Grace I know she has this already but she never fails to leave a comment of encouragement. Thank you so much for that!!!

5. Nanne: Nanne's Creations I want to be like her when I grow up.

6. Fern: Fern's Creations from the Heart

7. Craftin Granny: Craftin Granny's Card Shack

8. Tina: Does This Blog Make My Ass Look Fat? I know I got this award from her but I am sending it back to her for her other blog. She needs some encouragement on it.

9. Christina: Been There Done That Have the Layout I check hers everyday. I love it!!!

10. Magic Wanda: My Happy Place

Thank you ladies for all your kind words of encouragement and inspiration!!!!

Scrap and Stamp Saturday sketch

2010-05-12T15:53:00.003-04:00

I had to think outside the box on this sketch from Scrap and Stamp. I am not into the folded ribbon look so I made it into a train and track instead. Of course in order for me to do that I had to turn the layout on its side. I have been wanting to scrap these pictures for awhile now. I took them in 2008 at Universal Studios. I sat with my youngest (2 now) who was only 11 months at the time and Tobin who was 2 and a half (will be 4 on the 17th) while my husband and oldest road the Simpsons ride. Tobin was so cute just running his trains on the sides of the flower beds. I think he had as much fun doing that as he did riding rides.

The background paper is from Me and My Big Ideas

The font is from ACY

I used white pen on the font and siver pen on the train

The wheels of the train are chalked using cats eye charcoal

This layout also qualifies for:

SPCC: Bermuda Blue, Close to Cocoa, Creamy Caramel
Design Dollies: BLACK, YELLOW, TURQUOISE
Stamping With Stacey Curtain Call color challenge {act 29}: Summer Yellow, Bordering Blue, Whisper White, Tangerine Tango

What a Birthday!!!

2010-05-12T10:49:00.005-04:00

So hubby surprised me by having some of my friends come over last night. I had no idea they were all going to be here. I honestly though that one of my friends was going to watch the kids and then he and I were going to go out to eat.

He got me some great gifts too. He got me the Once Upon A Time paper stack by DCWV. Then he got me Doodle Charms and Walk in My Garden and a he got me a JUKEBOX!!!!! I am so excited about it. My friends were more then generous too. I got a gift card to Micheals and a 50% off coupon and the Cuttin Up cartridge. Then I had a friend get a clear bucket and decorated it with vinyl and put some t-shirts in it. I love the shirts!!! One says 100% certified scrap-a-holic for life. Another one says scrapers are acid free and the last one says scrap queen. My friends are great!!! I love them.

Then after every one left I found out I won this from The Sisterhood of Scrap. I had a great birthday!!!

I cant believe it!!!

2010-05-11T16:04:00.002-04:00

So today is my birthday and I just found out that I won some amazing blog candy from Lisa's paper fun. I am so excited!!!! I went back and checked all the comments that she drew the name from to make sure that I was the only Emily listed...lol. Thank you so much Lisa.

Sketchy Thursday challenge

2010-05-09T15:05:00.006-04:00

Happy Mothers Day everyone!!! My hubby was a good boy this year and got me 2 cartridges, opposites attract and sentimentals. Then he got me subway (my favorite) for lunch. Right now he is making new york strips on the grill before I go to work. All this for mothers day I cant wait until my birthday (may 11th).

So with my quiet time today I got to make a layout. I really like how this one came out. It is of myself and my son Tobin with some friends that we went to Disney World with last October. Tobin wasn't to sure about meeting Alice but he loosened up fairly quickly.

Sketch is from Sketchy Thursday

Flower patterned paper is from My Mind's Eye simply delightful pack

The other paper is from my stash

Chipboard letters are from making memories

A Childs Year cut the leaves

Flowers are what I am most proud of because I work at a store with fake flowers. At night we vacuum up all the petals on the floor. One day I picked them up instead of sweeping them up and my manager said I could have them. I took them apart, layered them and put a brad in them. Free flowers!!!!! Love it!

This layout also qualifies for:

Design Dollies Color Challenge: Pink, Cream, Orange (it is hard to tell in the pic but the biggest flower has a back layer that is burnt orange)
The Beary Sweet Design Team: flowers
She's a Sassy Lady: summery

Look what I won For national scrap book day

2010-05-04T18:43:00.002-04:00

These are super cute felties I won from Poppy Paper Kit Co they are Sassafras Lass . I cant wait to get them.

Scrap it with a Song: Lady Gaga

2010-05-04T00:30:00.005-04:00

Scrap it with a song has become one of my favorite challenge sites. It makes me really think outside the box. This weeks song is Paparazzi by Lady Gaga. Cant say that I am a fan of hers or even that I like this song so I really had to look at the lyrics to come up with some thing to inspire me. If anyone else comes up with this I know that they got the idea from me.

If you listen to the chorus she always says Papa, Paparazzi. Then there are a few times she says
" you know I'll be your Papa, Paparazzi"

Well I took I'll be your Papa and made a layout of my dad holding Gavin (son number 2) in the hospital. How genius is that?! As you can tell I am pretty proud of myself for this title, and aren't those scrabble letters the cutest? I must also say that I have listened to the song enough times now that I am starting to like it. Go figure....lol.

The layout sketch is from last weeks LID challenge on the cricut message board

All the paper is from sei play date pack

The scrabble letters are from a kit I got at Tuesday Morning

The lime green buttons are from a Hobbly Lobby mixed bag

I inked around the pictures with weathered wood distress ink

I used a fiskars boarder punch for the out lines

This layout also qualifies for:
Frosted Designs: Brown, Aqua, Lime Green
Friends Having Fun: Deep Turquoise, Tarra Cotta, Lemon Chiffon
Allsorts: Animals
Pike it on: boyish colors

Scrap it with a Song

2010-04-27T22:09:00.005-04:00

This weeks song at Scrap it With a Song is Once Upon a Dream sung by Emily Osment. For those of you that don't know who she is she plays Lily on Hannah Montana, or we can go farther back and she played in Spy Kids 2 (the little blond girl). The song is a remake of Disney's Once Upon a Dream in Sleeping Beauty that was made for the updated version last year.

Let me tell you....when I saw this I was not too happy. Don't get me wrong....I love the song, but if you look back at my older posts you will see that I just posted a layout of my husband and my youngest son titled Once Upon a Dream. I think that linking back to old posts is cheating so I had to come up with something new.

While I was looking for pictures for a different layout I came across these pictures of me when I was about 2 years old pretending to be pregnant and then with a baby doll. When I came across the photos of me pregnant with my 2nd son I knew what I wanted to make.

I took some of the flowers I have been makeing (thank you Nanne) and I loved how they looked. Then the layout just kind of took on a life of its own.

I used the sketch from Been There, Done That, Have the Layout but I turned it on its side

I got the title from Scrap it with a Song

The buttons are from Hobby Lobby mixed bags

The font is from Disney's Dreams come True cart

The bottom paper is from my stash

The top paper is from s.e.i. playdate pack

This layout also qualifies for:

Been There, Done That, Have the Layout: the sketch turned on its side
Practical Scrappers: buttons

UPDATE: This layout made top 5 at Scrap it With a Song!!!

Winter Wonderland challenge

2010-04-27T10:19:00.003-04:00

At Winter Wonderland the challenge this week is anything goes for Christmas.
I used my cuttlebug for the embossing

The rain dots are by fiskars and I got them at Big Lots for a dollar

The paper came from Big Lots

I white penned around the letters