Sleeping Beauty

I mentioned yesterday that I created a layout using the same paper that I used on my "Smile" card. Here is my layout.


ScrapCity has a bunch of August challenges, and one of them was to create a layout featuring someone sleeping. The minute I read the challenge, I thought of this photo of my youngest. This is Jessica at 3 1/2 years old (she's 11 now!) I can remember finding her like this in her little chair. She was totally sound asleep! I used My Mind's Eye patterned paper, a transparency over the photo, Making Memories rub on letters for the title, and I journaled on the computer. I added some Primas too. Isn't that photo the BEST?

Today's the last day before school starts. Both of my girls have a marching band performance at the school for the faculty and staff. After that, I'm not sure what we'll be doing on their last free day. I hope you all have a great day, and thanks for stopping by!

Smile

This is just a quick card that I made after I made a layout using this My Mind's Eye paper. I'll show you the layout tomorrow.


I used the patterned paper as my card front, and I added another strip of My Mind's Eye to the bottom. I stamped a Heidi Swapp "smile" stamp directly on the patterned paper. I added some ribbon, a Prima, and some buttons. I also did a lot of chalk ink distressing. I love the way this card turned out!

I have lots of things to do today, so I will catch up with all of you tomorrow! Have a great day, and thanks for stopping by!

BBTB - Indie Art - Strawberry Challenge

Our challenge this week at Bitten By The Bug was so use the strawberry on the Indie Art cartridge. Once again, I don't have that cartridge, and once again, DeeDee came to my rescue, and she sent me the cut. Thanks DeeDee! Be sure to check out what the other designers created! They're all fantastic!


I really struggled with this challenge, because I couldn't think of a project to use a strawberry on! I thought of "berry sweet" and "thank you berry much", but that just didn't work for me. In the end, I pulled out my So Very Stampin' Up set, and created a "sweet" card. I used my swiss dots Cuttlebug embossing folder on the black card front. I created a threading water punch red border for the bottom of my card front. The "Announcing" journaling card is by 7 Gypsies. I tied it on with beautiful red sheer ribbon. The "you are" alphabet stickers are by Making Memories. I added a chalk inked red flower, a tag that I cut with my QuicKutz stamped with the word "sweet", and I sewed on a button. I then mounted the inked strawberry and added 3 red rhinestones as a finishing touch. I love the way this card turned out, but I still think the strawberry looks like an afterthought. This color combination is so appealing to me!

We have a busy Monday. The girls have marching band camp, marching band uniform fittings, and then they both have an eye doctor appointment. We'll be running around quite a bit. I hope you had a great weekend! Have a good Monday, and thanks for stopping by!

Locker Magnets

For the few years, I've been making little locket magnets for my girls. This is what I made so far this year. I love making magnets, so I'll probably make some more!

Both sets are on chipboard pieces. I used a big circle punch for one, and then cut a 3x3 piece for the other. The round one is backed with a magnet, and I added a Christina Cole Standout sticker. That one was easy! Those round stickers are so cute, they don't need anything else. For the 3x3 piece, I added a couple of Slab papers, a Christina Cole Standout border, Making Memories alphabet stickers for personalization, and another round sticker. I also inked around the edges with chalk ink. I LOVE the "I can do anything" . . . YES! Girl power!


These are Jessica's! Once again, I just LOVE the "I am what I am"!!

There were so fun to make, and so easy! They just took me a few minutes!

I hope you all have a wonderful Sunday, and thanks for stopping by!

Jessica

I was challenged to create a layout using pink, lime green, and brown. No problem! I love that color combination!


This is my fashionable Jessica. My daughters create a sisters' newspaper called the "New News", and my youngest is the fashion editor, Fiona Fashionista. This is what Fiona looks like when she's being very fashionable! Her photo appears above her column in the newspaper!

I used Scenic Route papers and alphabet stickers, and I did a lot of detail cutting for the various flowers on the page. I used my threading water punch on the border at the top. I also journaled on a sheet of Making Memories Noteworthy notebook journaling papers. I LOVE this layout!

I love that my girls thought to create a newspaper! It really helps them with their computer skills, writing, editing, and typing! They have huge imaginations, and they're always working on something! I just love that!

Have a wonderful Saturday, and a fantastic weekend. This is our last weekend before school starts. That makes me a little sad, because I love having my girls at home! Thanks for stopping by!

Coffee Mug

I've been working on challenges at a couple of sites, and creating this scrapbook page worked for two challenges.


At 4 Scrappy Sisters, we've had a weekly photo challenge. One week, we were to post a photo of something (not someone) that we loved. I love my coffee mug! My husband and daughters bought it for me a long time ago, and it just makes me smile. So, one of this month's challenges was to scrapbook one of our weekly photos, and this is the layout I created. This layout also worked for a challenge on ScrapCity, where we were supposed to scraplift a layout. I chose to scraplift one of Karen's layout. It really worked well for this page.

The papers are Kimberly Hodges. I used my threading water punch, lots of chalk ink distressing, vinyl thickers, a couple of Primas, and a Making Memories brad. The chipboard swirl was white, and I painted it blue. I journaled on the computer, and cut it out using my Coluzzle. I love the way this layout turned out. It was fun to scrap about an object!

I hope you all have a great Friday! Thanks for stopping by!

Card Sketch #57

It's card sketch day at Sketches! {by Tamara}, and this is my card for Card Sketch #57. Be sure to look at all of the wonderful cards that the design team made. Also, don't forget that Tamara is having a card design team call right now!


The card front is Cosmo Cricket. The "smile" stamp is an Autumn Leaves Stampology stamp. The butterfly is from a Stampin' Up set, the flowers are Primas, and the ribbon is from Michael's. I detail cut the butterflies and adhered them so they would pop off the card front. I love the color combination on this card!

I hope you have a great day, and thanks for stopping by!

Live It Up - Celebrate

I FINALLY got around to using one of the fantastic sketches over at the wonderful 2 Sketches 4 You site!


This is not for the current sketch, it is for a past sketch. At 4 Scrappy Sisters, one of the monthly challenges for August is to use Laura's Sketch #5. I turned the sketch on its side. I used Cosmo Cricket Halfway Cafe papers. I love these papers! The "live it up" stamp is one of the $1 acrylic stamps. Then I used Twistel on my card. Remember Twistel? It's from Making Memories, and I've had it for such a long time, but it really works on this card. Last touch is a western brad and lots of chalk ink distressing. I love the way this turned out!

Well, my girls start marching band boot camp today. It's from 9 a.m. until 12 noon. They have it for five days in a row. Thanks goodness it's only going to be in the upper 70's today. At least they won't be overwhelmed by the heat.

Have a great day, and thanks for stopping by!

Halloween 2005

I worked on this Halloween layout last night, and I LOVE the way it turned out! This is from Halloween 2005. My pirate and hippie were totally adorable!


I used Bazzill orange textured cardstock and Rusty Pickle patterned papers. I took a gorgeous green patterned sheet, and then I detail cut it like crazy! I mounted one side on the far left side of the left page, and then I mounted the other side on the far right side of the right page. I also detail cut a small portion and mounted it on the center of the right page. (You can click on the layout to see a larger view.) I added lots of tiny black rhinestones on the patterned paper. Then I broke out Making Memories Halloween foam stamps and paint. I love foam stamps and paint! I stamped the title, the bat, the word "BOO!", another bat, and "trick or treat". I then used black paint all around the edges of both pages. I love that effect. I also used a green paint that coordinates with the patterned paper, and I painted around the edge of all of the photo mats. I'm THRILLED with the way this two-page layout turned out!


I also created a card with the leftover papers and stamped images. To create a card with papers that I had just used for a layout was a challenge at 4 Scrappy Sisters. To use paint on a layout was a challenge at ScrapCity. I'm so glad when I can combine challenges!

My girls and I just got back from the Junior High. We were able to get their lockers all set up today. My youngest is starting 6th grade, and this is her first year in the Junior High, so setting up the BIG locker was huge excitement for her today. My oldest is going into 7th grade, so she's "been there, done that" already! It will be so great having them on the same schedule this year. I cannot believe both of my girls are in Junior High!

I hope you have a GREAT day, and thanks for stopping by!

BBTB - Christmas Cheer - Stocking Challenge

Our challenge at the Bitten by the Bug site this week was to use this stocking on the Christmas Cheer cartridge, but we were not to use red for the stocking. I decided to create a baby boy stocking, and I love the way it turned out. Be sure to see the other designers creations, because they are FANTASTIC!


Here is the stocking I created for this challenge. I made it for my husband's cousin's first baby. He will be celebrating his first Christmas this year!


I used Tres Jolie papers by My Mind's Eye. I love these papers! I created the sentiment on my computer, and then I used my Nestabilities to cut it. The border sticker on the stocking cuff is also Tres Jolie. I did a lot of chalk inking around all of the pieces. Easy as can be, but so cute! Now that I have my Expression, it's so much fun making larger pieces! I made this stocking 9" long!

I'm off for an early morning walk! I'm trying to get back on a diet. Wish me luck, because I really need it! I hope you had a great weekend! Have a wonderful day, and thanks for stopping by!